West Eifel Volcanic Field Volcano Photos

Volcanic field, maars, cinder cones 600 m / 1,969 ft
Germany, 50.17°N / 6.85°E

The famous Wingertsbergwand, an excellent exposure of proximal pyroclastic fall and surge deposits form the Plinian Laacher See volcano eruption 10,700 years ago (East Ei...
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image found in: Wingertsbergwand: deposits of the Laacher See eruption (East-Eifel, Germany) ca. 10,000 y. B.P.
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Pyroclastic deposits fro the Laacher See volcano eruption 10,700 years ago (East Eifel volcanic field, Western Germany) (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
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image found in: Wingertsbergwand: deposits of the Laacher See eruption (East-Eifel, Germany) ca. 10,000 y. B.P.
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