Editing Lipari (section)

==Geology==
[[File:Lipari pumice mining.jpg|thumb|left|A pumice mine just east of Acquacalda.]]
[[File:Panorama di Lipari.jpg|thumb|View of Lipari.]]
Geologists agree on the fact that Lipari (island) was created by a succession of four volcanic movements, the most extensive of which was the third one, presumably lasting from 20,000 BC to 13,000 BC. A further vast phenomenon should have happened around 9000 BC.<ref>Keller, J. (1969): "Die historischen Eruptionen von Volcano und Lipari".''  Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft'', vol.121, pp.179-185.</ref> The last recorded eruptions occurred in the 5th century AD when airborne [[pumice]], together with [[volcanic ash]], covered the Roman villages of the island. The volcanoes are considered active, and steaming [[fumarole]]s and [[hydrothermal activity]] may still be seen. As a result of its volcanic origin, the island is covered with pumice and [[obsidian]].  Pumice mining has become a large industry on Lipari, and the pale pumice from Lipari is shipped worldwide.