Posted on 03/13/2008 8:01:54 AM PDT by cogitator
First, the pyramids of Renon, a small cluster of hoodoos in the Dolomite region of Italy.
Second, an impressive shot of Kilauea lava. This one's close enough for marshmallows. Lava flows reached the sea again a few days ago -- the flow that reached the sea cut straight through the middle of the remaining uncovered "kipuka" of the Royal Gardens subdivision, made famous as the various previous flows devoured homes. I think there are two inhabited homes still there; I don't know how they fared with this most recent flow, but I haven't seen pictures of flaming homes on TV yet. If it's still there, one of the remaining homes is a bed and breakfast!
Lava can't chase Royal Gardens resident (note that this was dated January 31)
Photo gallery of recent lava flow and sea entry pictures here; 13-15 are really good
I thought the second picture was a huge pile of dead fish on a beach. Weird!
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Nice pics.
Thanks
Sleep well!
The bottom image appears to be a textbook example of pahoehoe lava. Thanks for both.
Except for the color, the top one made me think I was looking at Utah's Bryce Canyon for a moment.
Wow, what great photos. Thanks!!!
I’m going to throw out a dumb question here - me never having been close to lava at all - but looking at that makes me wonder about trying to scoop some of it up while it’s still plastic, and trying to form something before it cools/hardens. Is that crazy?
Yes...
Lava is simply molten rock. If rock is hot enough to be malleable, well, that's still really dang hot.
Not completely crazy. They sample it by sticking a geology hammer or other suitable implement into a pahoehoe toe and then dunking it into a can of water.
You can also be a little more ambitious about where you get your samples from:
Here's a page with a video of someone doing that.
Those in Bryce Canyon are purty things, huh.
Yep, seen that, too.
It’s all fun and games until that ledge falls in. You couldn’t pay me enough to get out there.
That entire region abounds in geological delights. Bryce, Zion, Arches, Waterpocket Fold, Kodachrome Flat, to mention just a few.
That entire region abounds in geological delights. Bryce, Zion, Arches, Waterpocket Fold, Kodachrome Flat, to mention just a few.
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