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Vilyuchik

Vilyuchinsky

Stratovolcano · Russia · 2173m

Vilyuchik is a Holocene volcano that forms a prominent landmark south of Avachinsky Bay. It is seen here from the south between Mutnovsky and Gorely volcanoes. Deep erosional valleys are visible on the flanks, and lava domes scoria cones were constructed at its base.
Vilyuchik is a Holocene volcano that forms a prominent landmark south of Avachinsky Bay. It is seen here from the south between Mutnovsky and Gorely volcanoes. Deep erosional valleys are visible on the flanks, and lava domes scoria cones were constructed at its base. · Photo: Photo by Phil Austin, University of Southern Florida, 1992 (courtesy of Pavel Kepezhinskas). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2173m
Coordinates
52.700, 158.280
Last eruption
-8050
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Vilyuchinsky, or Vilyuchik, is a steep-sided Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano south of Avachinsky Bay. Deep erosional gullies dissect the flanks, with Lava domes and young basaltic cinder cones at its base. Most of the growth of the volcano took place during the late Pleistocene. The last significant eruption took place from the summit crater about 10,000 years ago, producing a moderate airfall deposit and a lava flow. Landslides and rock avalanches have affected habited areas.

Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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8050 BCE~8050 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 28050 BCE8050 BCE8049 BCE8049 BCE8049 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 8050 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    BCE 8050 – Ongoing

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