Book on the Misti Volcano (IMAGE)

Geological Society of America

Book on the Misti Volcano

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This new special paper from the Geological Society of America looks at Peru's Misti volcano and its last Plinian eruption -- which emplaced voluminous tephra-fall, pyroclastic-flow, and lahar deposits ca. 2 ka. Arequipa, located at the foot of the volcano, has a population of over 800,000 people and growing. Misti will erupt explosively again, and it is important to understand the past Plinian eruption.

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