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To: nickcarraway

As I guessed on a post yesterday, it looks like a maar. A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater that is caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption, which is an explosion caused by groundwater coming into contact with hot lava or magma. To quote wiki. There are lots of these in Alaska and Kamchatka.


7 posted on 07/17/2014 3:26:14 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: JimSEA

And,,,, as I said yesterday, it appears to have a Tuff ring. I agree with you!


18 posted on 07/17/2014 3:32:36 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: JimSEA

Missed your post. That makes sense.


40 posted on 07/17/2014 3:51:37 PM PDT by apoxonu
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To: JimSEA

Yeah, that was my guess too, given the area. Most people don’t realize how weird geology can get...


49 posted on 07/17/2014 4:03:59 PM PDT by LaRueLaDue
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