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Steam Vents

The more than 80 steam vents in the Steaming Flats allow the release of water heated by a magmatic body. The temperature in these cracks is about 145 degrees Fahrenheit, and the visibility of the steam is largely dependent upon the humidity and temperature of the surrounding air. Analyses of the water from the condensed steam confirm the presence of tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen that was introduced to the atmosphere by nuclear explosions. The presence of tritium indicates that the source of the water is meteoric (rain or fog), rather than magmatic.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/1996/96_07_19.html


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Image 1 of 16 SP-PA230008 Small vent - most people wont even notice - but hot constant steam from the small hole Camera: OLYMPUS SP550UZ \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:49:38 \| GPS: 19°25'54.516" N, 155°15'53.202" W SP-PA230008	Image 2 of 16 XZ-PA230727 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:54:54 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230727	Image 3 of 16 TG-PA230016 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:54:30 \| GPS: 19°25'54.552" N, 155°15'53.148" W TG-PA230016	Image 4 of 16 TG-PA230015 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:53:49 \| GPS: 19°25'54.33" N, 155°15'53.298" W TG-PA230015
Image 5 of 16 TG-PA230017 Color from bacteria and mineral deposits. Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:55:50 \| GPS: 19°25'54.246" N, 155°15'52.854" W TG-PA230017	Image 6 of 16 TG-PA230018 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:56:38 \| GPS: 19°25'54.318" N, 155°15'53.286" W TG-PA230018	Image 7 of 16 XZ-PA230728 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:57:44 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230728	Image 8 of 16 XZ-PA230729 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:58:11 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230729
Image 9 of 16 XZ-PA230731 Treking back to the vent behind this one Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:59:30 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230731	Image 10 of 16 XZ-PA230725 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:53:42 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230725	Image 11 of 16 XZ-PA230726 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:54:03 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230726	Image 12 of 16 SP-PA230009 Camera: OLYMPUS SP550UZ \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:54:21 \| GPS: 19°25'54.516" N, 155°15'53.202" W SP-PA230009
Image 13 of 16 TG-PA230021 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 11:02:51 \| GPS: 19°25'53.0" N, 155°15'57.0" W TG-PA230021	Image 14 of 16 SP-PA230011 Guava bush Camera: OLYMPUS SP550UZ \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 11:04:56 \| GPS: 19°25'54.516" N, 155°15'53.202" W SP-PA230011	Image 15 of 16 TG-PA230019 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:57:16 \| GPS: 19°25'54.336" N, 155°15'53.37" W TG-PA230019	Image 16 of 16 TG-PA230020 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:57:25 \| GPS: 19°25'54.342" N, 155°15'53.388" W TG-PA230020


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Ken Robson, 2013

Image 1 of 16 SP-PA230008 Small vent - most people wont even notice - but hot constant steam from the small hole Camera: OLYMPUS SP550UZ \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:49:38 \| GPS: 19°25'54.516" N, 155°15'53.202" W SP-PA230008	Image 2 of 16 XZ-PA230727 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:54:54 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230727	Image 3 of 16 TG-PA230016 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:54:30 \| GPS: 19°25'54.552" N, 155°15'53.148" W TG-PA230016	Image 4 of 16 TG-PA230015 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:53:49 \| GPS: 19°25'54.33" N, 155°15'53.298" W TG-PA230015
Image 5 of 16 TG-PA230017 Color from bacteria and mineral deposits. Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:55:50 \| GPS: 19°25'54.246" N, 155°15'52.854" W TG-PA230017	Image 6 of 16 TG-PA230018 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:56:38 \| GPS: 19°25'54.318" N, 155°15'53.286" W TG-PA230018	Image 7 of 16 XZ-PA230728 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:57:44 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230728	Image 8 of 16 XZ-PA230729 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:58:11 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230729
Image 9 of 16 XZ-PA230731 Treking back to the vent behind this one Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:59:30 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230731	Image 10 of 16 XZ-PA230725 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:53:42 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230725	Image 11 of 16 XZ-PA230726 Camera: OLYMPUS XZ-1 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:54:03 \| GPS: 19°25'52.55382" N, 155°15'53.42447" W XZ-PA230726	Image 12 of 16 SP-PA230009 Camera: OLYMPUS SP550UZ \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:54:21 \| GPS: 19°25'54.516" N, 155°15'53.202" W SP-PA230009
Image 13 of 16 TG-PA230021 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 11:02:51 \| GPS: 19°25'53.0" N, 155°15'57.0" W TG-PA230021	Image 14 of 16 SP-PA230011 Guava bush Camera: OLYMPUS SP550UZ \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 11:04:56 \| GPS: 19°25'54.516" N, 155°15'53.202" W SP-PA230011	Image 15 of 16 TG-PA230019 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:57:16 \| GPS: 19°25'54.336" N, 155°15'53.37" W TG-PA230019	Image 16 of 16 TG-PA230020 Camera: OLYMPUS TG-2 \| Date: 23 Oct 2013 10:57:25 \| GPS: 19°25'54.342" N, 155°15'53.388" W TG-PA230020