Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-02209
Hiyoriyama lava dome (left) was extruded during late stages of the eruption that produced the Oyunuma crater in the foreground. The dome is mantled by a thin layer of older sediments and breccias that were baked during uplift of the dome. The crater is 300-400 m wide and filled with hot water.
Photo by Tom Simkin, 1981 (Smithsonian Institution).
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Keywords: lava dome | crater | crater lake
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