Abstract
IN the Nuova Antologia of July 16, a copy of which has recently reached us, there is an interesting article by Mr. Immanuel Friedlander, in which he points out reasons which justify the attempt now being made to establish an International Vulcano-logical Institute. This is a mutter to which we have already referred (see NATURE, April 6, 1911, p. 180). Among the many reasons why volcanoes should re ceive special attention is the fact that they bring to the surface fused silicates and other materials from the deeper parts of the crust of our earth which otherwise we should not be able to reach. Two lines of study are open to us. One is to investigate the phenomena presented by a given volcano, whilst the other is based upon the consideration of their geographical and geological distribution. In connec tion with this distribution we are told that the Atlantic and Pacific types of volcanoes differ in the chemical characters of their products. Attention is next directed to the fact that although many volcanoes follow faults or lines of weakness in the crust of the earth, examples are given of vents which seem to be independent of such lines.
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M., J. A Vulcanological Institute . Nature 87, 490–491 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/087490a0
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