[Geysers] Photograph of Black Diamond eruption (Stephens)

[Jack Ashe]

Hydrothermal or not, that is the quesiton!

Isn't the assertion in the article that this was not a geyser eruption but rather a hydrothermal explosion resulting in geologic effect similar to the Pocket Basin explosion crater, Indian Pond or the Duck Lake events?
Was this NOT a true hydrothermal explosion but just a "messy" geyser eruption? 

 If it is a hydrothermal explosion, I have been informed that these probably result  from a sudden drop in water pressure over the thermal source. Did that occur at Black Diamond??

Jack
 



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From: "TSBryan at aol.com" <TSBryan at aol.com>
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Need I point out the errors in this article. I hope the source wasn't in-park... but as we all know, Black Diamond has had quite a few eruptions... and above all, the statement that there are no geysers at Biscuit Basin......... Well ?

Scott Bryan

In a message dated 5/24/2009 12:56:37 AM Mountain Daylight Time, david.schwarz at gmail.com writes:

There's another photo of the explosion in the Jackson Hole News, along with a write-up:

http://www.jacksonholenews.com/article.php?art_id=4624


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