Abstract
I HAVE been greatly interested in your note on M. Renard's researches as to the composition of the volcanic material ejected during the recent eruption of Krakatoa. The ashes, as stated, are those of a magma that would have produced an andesite with rhombic pyroxene. Now such an andesite occurs at so many points, and in such immense masses, round the great Pacific “circle of fire,” that one is tempted to ask if it may not specially characterise this important volcanic region. I will, with your permission, briefly refer to some published, and one or two unpublished, facts with regard to the distribution of this andesite (called hypersthene-andesite by Whitman Cross and Iddings, and bronzite-andesite by F. Becke) round the Pacific circle.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
TEALL, J. The Java Eruption. Nature 29, 170–171 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/029170c0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/029170c0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.