ANDESITE LAVA FROM KRAKATOA
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KRAKATOA (SMALL PIECES)
Recent lava from the site of one of the most violent volcanic events in recorded history
Presented in a plastic display box
Krakatau, Lampung Province, Indonesia
Krakatoa, or Krakatau (Indonesian: Krakatau), was a volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. In August 1883 it was obliterated by a catastrophic volcanic eruption which was one of the most violent in recorded history, killing over 36,000 people. All that was left was an ash-covered island remnant known as Rakata.
These small pieces of andesite lava were collected from Anak Krakatau (‘child of Krakatau’), a small island that emerged in 1930 as a result of volcanic activity along the submerged northern rim of the original caldera. This island is still active, its most recent eruptive episode having begun in 1994.
The lithograph (opposite) is from a photograph taken on 27th May 1883, three months before the catastrophic eruption.
Please note: The photographs are typical examples of what we have. You will receive the best example from our current stock.
Size: average 4 centimetres
Weight: various
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