The presence of spherulites indicates that a lava flow cooled quickly, and their mineralogy holds clues to its precise cooling history. USGS photo by Jessica Ball
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The presence of spherulites indicates that a lava flow cooled quickly, and their mineralogy holds clues to its precise cooling history. USGS photo by Jessica Ball
This panorama of the Long Valley Caldera, looking from north to south, shows its broad central plain, post-caldera rhyolite flows and uplift on the right, and eastern Sierra Nevada in the background. USGS photo by Jessica Ball.
This panorama of the Long Valley Caldera, looking from north to south, shows its broad central plain, post-caldera rhyolite flows and uplift on the right, and eastern Sierra Nevada in the background. USGS photo by Jessica Ball.
Kyle R. Anderson is a Volcano Geophysicist who works at the USGS California Volcano Observatory.
Kyle R. Anderson is a Volcano Geophysicist who works at the USGS California Volcano Observatory.
Joshua Crozier is a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow working at the USGS California Volcano Observatory
Joshua Crozier is a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow working at the USGS California Volcano Observatory
Andy Calvert and Tony Pivarunas drill into the face of a lava flow on Ash Creek Butte, a Pleistocene shield volcano northeast of Mount Shasta. USGS photo by Dawnika Blatter
Andy Calvert and Tony Pivarunas drill into the face of a lava flow on Ash Creek Butte, a Pleistocene shield volcano northeast of Mount Shasta. USGS photo by Dawnika Blatter
Rhyolite lavas in the Yellowstone Caldera younger than 631,000 years
Rhyolite lavas in the Yellowstone Caldera younger than 631,000 years