Description

Morecambe and Wise

and ascended by means of ladders

opposite to West Street

The plate is inscribed: 'Krakatoa

Lavas of Krakatoa Size:XS: 40 x 30cm Morecambe and WiseSections of Krakatoa lavas at x25, x35 and x250 magnifications. Krakatoa, the island in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia, erupted in catastrophic explosions on 27 August 1883. Figure 1. Older andesite at x25 magnification. Figure 2. Older andesite at x250 magnification showing microlites of feldspar, tridymote and magnetite. Figure 3. Crystal of feldspar at x35 magnification. Figure 4. Glassy base of porphyritic pitchstone at x250 magnification. Figure 5.

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