Clast composed of sand within tephra exposed in bluffs along the south shore of the North Devil Mountain Lake maar. The sand was likely in the permafrost and erupted frozen. The Espenberg maars are volcanic craters formed by the explosive interaction of magma with water from permafrost.
Date: Sep 8th, 2021
Volcano(es): Espenberg
Photographer: Orr, Tim
URL: avo.alaska.edu/image/view/178381
Location:
Volcano(es): Espenberg
Photographer: Orr, Tim
URL: avo.alaska.edu/image/view/178381
Latitude: 66.393219444444
Longitude: -164.51786666667
Image courtesy of AVO/USGS.
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