Report on Talang (Indonesia) — July 1986
Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin, vol. 11, no. 7 (July 1986)
Managing Editor: Lindsay McClelland.
Talang (Indonesia) Dark fume accompanies increased thermal activity
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 1986. Report on Talang (Indonesia) (McClelland, L., ed.). Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin, 11:7. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.SEAN198607-261160
Talang
Indonesia
0.979°S, 100.681°E; summit elev. 2575 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
Increased thermal activity in the Gabuo Atas solfatara field continued through July, when dark-colored fume was noted. The temperatures of the solfataras have remained in their normal range, 92-97°C.
Geological Summary. Talang is part of a large volcanic edifice just NW of Dibawah Lake. An older volcanic peak, Pasar Arbaao, is ~1.5 km W. The steep-sided Talang cone exhibits fumarolic activity but has no crater; it appears to have grown within a larger caldera. Recorded eruptions have mostly involved small-to-moderate explosive activity, first documented in the 19th century, that originated from a series of small craters in a valley on the NE flank.
Information Contacts: L. Pardyanto, Olas, Kaswanda, Suratman, A. Sudradjat, and T. Casadevall, VSI.
