Colima volcano, Colima volcanic complex, Jalisco, Mexico

Colimaite is the pale yellow mineral, a piece donated by Minerales Strunz CDMX

© Leonardo de la Torre

Aerial view of Colima volcano. (From Wikipedia.)

© Nc tech3

At this time, it was possible to access the north side of the volcano via a track that ran inside an older crater wall. The end of that track is still visible in satellite images. Digitized 1989 transparency.

© Tony Peterson

A Vulcanian explosion typical of activity at Colima is seen here from the north on 10 March 2007. Intermittent explosive eruptions with occasional lava dome growth and associated pyroclastic flows had been continuing for nearly a decade at this time. Photo courtesy of Colima Volcano Observatory, 2007; caption from Smithsonian Global Volcanism ...

© Colima Volcano Observatory

At this time, it was possible to access the north side of the volcano via a track that ran inside an older crater wall. The end of that track is still visible in satellite images. Digitized 1989 transparency.

© Tony Peterson

At this time, it was possible to access the north side of the volcano via a track that ran inside an older crater wall. The end of that track is still visible in satellite images. Self in foreground standing on said track, before ascending the saddle between an old peak and the active cone. Digitized 1989 transparency.

© Tony Peterson