Fumarole
Sulfureous fumaroles at the Solfatara crater, one of the 24 craters of the Phlegraean Fields, Naples
A fumarole (Latin fumus, smoke) is an opening in the crust of the Earth, often in the neighborhood of dormant volcanoes, where steam and gases come out, for instance carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulfide.
Etymology
The name solfatara (from the Italian solfo, sulfur), is given to fumaroles with sulfurous gases.
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Fumarole at Sol de Mañana, Bolivia
Sampling gases at a fumarole on Mount Baker in Washington, United States
Traditional sulfur mining at Kawah Ijen.
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