The purpose of this field trip was to investigate the extent, thickness versus distance relationships, and source of a young scoriaceous air-fall deposit exposed in the vicinity of the Kamodjang geothermal field. This deposit was first noticed in October 1981, exposed along the highway through the Kamodjang area. The eruption of similar scoria in the future could endanger the village of Pangkal…
From the last two eruptions of Mt.Kelut, i.e. in 1951 and 1966, remarkable changes of the crater bottom were recorded. After the 1951 eruption a lowering of 79 m and after the 1996 eruption up upheaval of 43 m was found to have taken place, as measured at the deepest sections of the crater.
The eruptions, which in the course of 1924 took place in Kavah Baru, were all of relative short duration. In many cases the activity was restricted to the geyserlike spouting-up of mud from one of the crater openings, which in the course of 1923 were born. Sometines also new craterlats were formed, or except mud also stones were ejected. Naturally the gaspressure at lastnaned eruptions was much…
Of more importance than the flank eruptions are the excentric eruptions, which are fed from a much more deeper lavaniveau than the first mentioned, whereas the breakthrough mostly takes place in the area of the volcano foot. Also excentric eruptions may entirely independently become active fron the main crater, which at flankeruptions is not likely possible. Also the phenomena, with which excen…
In April 1960 a series of strong tectonic earthquakes took place in the vicinity of the Colo volcano on the island of Una-Una situated in the Gulf of Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi. Unlike that of 1898 these earthquakes were not followed by an eruption of the Colo volcano but only caused a slight incresase in temperature of the solfatara fields. Strong earthquakes were again felt in August 1982, g…
After eigthy five years of inactivity, the Colo Volcano (Indonesia, 0.175, 120.61E) experienced a series of violent eruptions which lasted from july 8 to August 22.. 1983. These eruptions destroyed most of the settlements, vegetation and animal life on the small island of Una-Una on which the volcano is located. The inhabitants were fortunately evacuated before the most destructive events took …
During the months of January and February the activities which start ed since March 1974 still continued. A minor ash eruptions took place once. Thick bluish white ash column was discharged with moderated pressure until some 500 meters above the orator