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News Release 17-051
Crystals once deep inside a volcano offer new view of magma, eruption timing
Scientists hope to better predict when future eruptions will occur
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A zircon crystal the researchers studied; it was once deep within a volcano.
Credit: Allison Rubin
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Mt. Tarawera volcano in New Zealand. A past eruption produced the domes that formed the hills.
Credit: Kari Cooper
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A fissure created in 1886 exposed the lava domes' interiors, opening them to sampling.
Credit: Kari Cooper
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The reddish deposits are remnants of the 1886 eruption, which cut through the lava domes.
Credit: Kari Cooper
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A block and ash flow deposit from a Tarawera eruption; it was one of several sites sampled.
Credit: Kari Cooper
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Study co-authors Darren Gravley (left) and Allison Rubin (right) looking at volcanic deposits.
Credit: Kari Cooper
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