[Rockhounds] The Most Beautiful Volcanoes In The World

[Tim Fisher]

I guess I am lucky in that my great grandfather is from Spadafora 
which is out of Etna's usual blast zone, or perhaps I wouldn't even 
exist! I hope to see Etna in all her glory someday soon :)

At 07:28 PM 3/23/2008, you wrote:
>Axel,
>
>I think you have solved the mystery. I found several images online from
>that eruption that were close enough to convince me.
>
>I have no doubts to your memory; seeing an erupting volcano is an
>unforgettable experience.
>
>I just hope you were not too awe struck to take pictures to share.
>
>Kreigh
>
>
>
>Axel Emmermann wrote:
> >
> > I think it may be a case of mistaken identity.
> > This photo of "Yellowstone Volcano" looks VERY much like the Bocca Nuova
> > crater of Mount Etna on Sicily, Italy.
> > I distinctly remember this view from the time I was there (1984) and there
> > was a violent eruption ongoing. I stood where this picture was taken, I'm
> > pretty sure of that. Not entirely sure but pretty sure ;-)
> > It looks different on more recent photos but so does Mnt Kilimanjaro... The
> > snow 's gone...
> >
> > Cheers
> > Axel
> >
> > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> > > [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens J Bryan Kramer
> > > Verzonden: zaterdag 22 maart 2008 23:50
> > > Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
> > > collectors
> > > Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] The Most Beautiful Volcanoes In The World
> > >
> > > There is no active volcano in Yellowstone so where that image
> > > came from is a mystery. I'm surprised one of the Kamchachka
> > > volcanoes did not make the list, there are a lot of them and
> > > some are active. Kluchevskoy for example looks rather nice too me:
> > >
> > > <http://www.shpilenok.com/reserves/kamchatka/pages/KM_L_M_001.htm>
> > >
> > > BK
> > >
> > > On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 6:27 PM, <betdav97 at aol.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Kreigh,
> > > >   Thanks for posting the link and nice images. But where is the
> > > > Yellowstone Volcano?
> > > > When I Googled it, all I got was the usual stuff from the USGS and
> > > > info about it being a super volcano, which Discovery Channel has
> > > > alerted us all to by now.
> > > > The image on
> > > > Pravda, is really impressive.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Kreigh Tomaszewski <Kreigh at tomaszewski.net>
> > > > To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
> > > collectors
> > > > <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
> > > > Sent: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 3:40 pm
> > > > Subject: [Rockhounds] The Most Beautiful Volcanoes In The World
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Pravda is running a photo set of the ten most beautiful
> > > volcanoes in
> > > > the world.
> > > >
> > > >    http://english.pravda.ru/photo/report/volcano-2399
> > > >
>
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