Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-08203
The mottled color characteristic of debris avalanche deposits is visible in a roadcut near the town of Cuesta de Piedra, south of Volcán Barú along the road to Hato del Volcán. A massive debris avalanche deposit produced by flank collapse extends southward to beyond the Pan-American highway.
Photo by Lee Siebert, 1998 (Smithsonian Institution).
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Galleries: Volcanic Outcrops
Keywords: debris avalanche deposit | deposit | outcrop | geology

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