Intense fumarolic activity occurs on the margins of Atosanupuri lava dome and from fissures along the dome. Constant high-temperature emission of steam and gas has extensively altered the dome rock. Areas of sulfur deposition such as this are common and have been mined since 1887.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1977 (Smithsonian Institution).

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Keywords: fumarole | sulfur | emissions | gas | mineral deposit

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