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2004 October 16

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  • Mount St. Helens' Fin May Be Splitting 2004-Oct-16 from KOMO (ch.4) Seattle

    SEATTLE - The stone "fin" on the new lava lobe inside the crater at Mount St. Helens seems to be starting to split.

    The fin, which is about 200 feet tall and 300 feet wide, is building on the new lava dome, which is about 1,600 feet in diameter and 400 feet high, U.S. Geological Survey geologist Tina Neal said Friday.

  • Mount St. Helens fin may be splitting 2004-Oct-16 12:42 from NW Cable News/Associated Press

    SEATTLE — The stone "fin" on the new lava lobe inside the crater at Mount St. Helens seems to be starting to split.

    The fin, which is about 200 feet tall and 300 feet wide, is building on the new lava dome, which is about 1,600 feet in diameter and 400 feet high, U.S. Geological Survey geologist Tina Neal said Friday.