The light-colored area is composed of block-and-ash flow deposits produced by multiple collapse events of the growing lava dome at Unzen. By the time of this 28 August 1992 photo, taken from the SE, pyroclastic flows were traveling down both the Mizunashi valley (center) and the Oshigatani valley (right). Dome growth began in 1991 and continued into 1995.

Photo courtesy Takashi Yamada, 1992 (Public Works Research Institute, Ministry of Construction).

This image is made available as a Public Domain Work, but proper attribution is appreciated.

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Keywords: lava dome | eruption | gas | degassing | deposit | block-and-ash flow | pyroclastic density current (PDC) | tephra | deposit

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