Volcanic Dykes and Parasitic Cones

| View Cart ⇗ | Info

The sides of volcanic cones are often rent during the eruption, and the fissures filled with lava, which hardens and forms rocky ribs called dykes. Sometimes the central cone becomes choked, and secondary or parasitic cones are formed.

Galleries

Volcanoes

Source

Edwin J. Houston, The Elements of Physical Geography, for the use of Schools, Academies, and Colleges. (Philadelphia: Eldredge & Brother, 1891) 25

Downloads

TIFF (full resolution)

2400×1205, 604.6 KiB

Large GIF

1024×514, 98.7 KiB

Medium GIF

640×321, 52.5 KiB

Small GIF

320×160, 18.9 KiB