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Shastina Crater on Mt. Shasta / Composite Volcano (California)
Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 1213 0976 (2013-12-09)

Copyright © 2013 Ron Wolf

 
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  • date of photo  Sep 2, 2013
  • location   Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Near Weed (Siskiyou County, California, US)
  • notes   Shastina (elev. 12,330 ft.) is a large crater on the west flank of Mt. Shasta. Shastina devleoped during an eruption about 9,000 years ago. It is one of four distinct craters on Mt. Shasta.
  • keywords: earth science, geology, volcano, volcanism, Holocece, Quaternary, eruption
  • camera   Canon EOS 7D, 115mm, f/16, 1/500 sec
  • photo category: Misc. - geology
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