Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-12879

The eroded flank of Mayor Island (Tuhua) shows a sequence of overlapping columnar-jointed lava flows with black obsidian lavas between them. Photo by Janine Krippner, 2007.

The eroded flank of Mayor Island (Tuhua) shows a sequence of overlapping columnar-jointed lava flows with black obsidian lavas between them.

Photo by Janine Krippner, 2007.

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Keywords: obsidian | lava flow | cooling joints

Mayor Island