Colourful hydrovolcanism
by Stephanie Flude, Edinburgh University / SUERC, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Different degrees of oxidation during hydrovolcanism, followed by varying erosion rates on Lanzarote produce brilliant colour contrasts in the partially eroded cinder cone at El Golfo. Algae in the lagoon add their own colour contrast, whilst volcanic bedding and different degrees of welding in the cliff create interesting patterns.
Taken on 20
January
2010
Submitted on 02 March 2013
Featured on GeoLog, the official blog of the European Geosciences Union
Finalist in the EGU Photo Competition 2013
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- Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (786)
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- Tectonics and Structural Geology (493)
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- Exact location (-13.8295 W, 28.9798 N)
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volcano, basalt, hydro-volcanism
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