Black Island volcano
Pyroclastic cone(s) 1041 m / 3415 ft
Antarctica, -78.22°S / 166.33°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Black Island volcano books
Antarctica, -78.22°S / 166.33°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Black Island volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Black Island volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Black Island volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
A series of basaltic pyroclastic cones and trachytic lava domes form Black Island, in the Ross Sea west of White Island. Potassium-Argon dates of 3.4 Ma were obtained (LeMasurier and Thomson 1990). Martin et al. (2010) reported dates of 3.8-1.69 million years.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Black Island Photos:
 Lava rocks containing olivine can be found on some black sand beaches of Lanzarote, Canary islands (Photo: Janka) |  Extension day 3: Older lava flows that came down the pali left a kipuka (vegetation island) behind. More recent surface lava outbreaks are recognisable by their dark brow... |  Most of this material contributes to new black sand that is being formed here and accumulates on the submarine slope of the island. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
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