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Illustrations from James D. Dana's "Characteristics of Volcanoes"

By California Volcano Observatory
Side-by-side photos of two hand-drawn illustration plates in Dana's "Characteristics of Volcanoes" Book. The first has 5 subsections which show three-dimensional, geometric lattices of volcanic glass, while the second shows a dozen straw-like lava stalactites, which look as though they are dribbling down the page.
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Hand-drawn illustrations of reticulite structures and lava stalactites from James D. Dana's 1890 book about Hawaiian volcanoes

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Public Domain.

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