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Zheltovsky

Stratovolcano · Russia · 1926m

Zheltovsky, seen here from Diky Greben volcano to its SW, was constructed during the last 8,000 years within a 4 x 5 km caldera truncating an earlier Pleistocene edifice. A late-Holocene explosive eruption formed a 1.6-km-wide summit crater that was largely filled by four lava domes, the latest of which forms the present summit. A large eruption in 1923 produced explosive activity and a lava flow down the SE flank that partially flowed into a crater.
Zheltovsky, seen here from Diky Greben volcano to its SW, was constructed during the last 8,000 years within a 4 x 5 km caldera truncating an earlier Pleistocene edifice. A late-Holocene explosive eruption formed a 1.6-km-wide summit crater that was largely filled by four lava domes, the latest of which forms the present summit. A large eruption in 1923 produced explosive activity and a lava flow down the SE flank that partially flowed into a crater. · Photo: Photo by Oleg Volynets (Institute of Volcanology, Petropavlovsk). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1926m
Coordinates
51.577, 157.328
Last eruption
1923
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Geological summary

Zheltovsky volcano was constructed during the last 8000 years within a 4 x 5 km caldera truncating an earlier Pleistocene edifice. A late-Holocene explosive eruption formed a 1.6-km-wide summit crater that was subsequently largely filled by four lava domes, the latest of which forms the present summit. Several of the lava domes were emplaced along the buried SE rim of the summit crater. More than ten cinder cones and lava domes were constructed on the flanks, particularly on the NW side. Only a few eruptions are known in historical time. The largest, in 1923, produced explosive activity and a lava flow down the SE flank that also partly flowed into the summit crater.

From Wikipedia

Zheltovsky is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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7050 BCE~6749 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 56148 BCE~5847 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3140 BCE~2840 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 51671~1972 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 37050 BCE4945 BCE2539 BCE434 BCE1671

Detailed timeline

  1. 1972VEI 1Geological estimate
    1972-03-16 – Ongoing
  2. 1923VEI 3Observed
    1923-02-11 – 1923-04
  3. 1823 (±5 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1823 – Ongoing
  4. 3050 BCEVEI 5Geological estimate
    BCE 3050 – Ongoing
  5. 6050 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 6050 – Ongoing
  6. 7050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate
    BCE 7050 – Ongoing

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