Pyroclastic Collection

Volcanic eruption of Lassen Peak, California
On 22nd May 1915, Lassen Peak in California, the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range, erupted explosively - dramatically depicted in this postcard, taken from the town of Red Bluff

Ruins of Saint-Pierre, Martinique - Eruption of Mount Pelee
Ruins of Saint-Pierre, Martinique, entirely destroyed by the eruption of Mount Pelee which had been supposed extinct. Date: 1902

Italy. Herculaneum. Lararium. House of the Skeleton
Italy. Herculaneum. Ancient Roman town. Lararium. House of the Skeleton

Italy. Herculaneum. House of the Great Portal
Italy. Herculaneum. Ancient Roman town. House of the Great Portal. Lower decumanus

Italy. Herculaneum. Cardo IV
Italy. Herculaneum. Ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in 80 AD. Cardo IV

Japan - Watching volcanic disturbance, Mount Aso
Japan - Watching volcanic disturbance at the Mount Aso volcano, Higo Province (an old province of Japan in the area that is today Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu)

Italy - Vesuvius erupting
Italy - Vesuvius volcano erupting - smoke pours out from the crater. Date: circa 1920s

Via Stabia - Pompeii
Pompeii: via Stabia. Date: 1910

Japan - Mount Aso, the largest volcano in Japan and one of the largest active volcanos in the world. Asos pyroclastic flow deposits (welded tuff) have been used for bridge construction in the region

Herculaneum Excavation
A tunnel leading to the excavated remains of Herculaneum, buried in AD79 by the pyroclastic flow from the erupting Mount Vesuvius

Italy / Herculaneum
The uncovered ruins of the town of Herculaneum, buried under the pyroclastic flow from the erupting Mount Vesuvius on 24 August AD79

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