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Monte Kazbek

Kazbek

Stratovulcano · Georgia · 5004 m

The glacier-covered Kazbek stratovolcano, the second highest in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, lies just south of the border with Russia. The summit cone and the most recent lava flows are of postglacial age, and the latest andesitic-dacitic lava flow was radiocarbon dated at about 6,000 years ago. Arrows at the top left on this 13 August 2002 NASA Space Shuttle image mark the path of an avalanche and debris flow produced by collapse of a glacier the following month.
The glacier-covered Kazbek stratovolcano, the second highest in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, lies just south of the border with Russia. The summit cone and the most recent lava flows are of postglacial age, and the latest andesitic-dacitic lava flow was radiocarbon dated at about 6,000 years ago. Arrows at the top left on this 13 August 2002 NASA Space Shuttle image mark the path of an avalanche and debris flow produced by collapse of a glacier the following month. · Foto: Image courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, 2002 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Stratovulcano
Paese
Georgia
Regione
Arabia e Asia centrale / Caucasus Volcanic Province
Altitudine
5004 m
Coordinate
42.697, 44.518
Ultima eruzione
-750
Contesto tettonico
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma vulcanica
Composite
Roccia principale
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Sintesi geologica

The glacier-covered Kazbek stratovolcano in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, just south of the border with Russia, has produced long lava flows down flank valleys. The summit cone and the latest lava flows are of post-glacial age, and the latest andesitic-dacitic lava flow was radiocarbon dated at about 6,000 years ago. Gushchenko (1979) listed an 800-700 BCE eruption.

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Riassunto in inglese

Mount Khabarjina is a mountain and dormant volcano in the Caucasus of Georgia. It has an elevation of 3,142 metres. It is located near Mount Kazbek and is a part of its volcanic group. It is better known under the name Mount Kabardzhin.

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Storia delle eruzioni

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4000 BCE~3809 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. ?941 BCE~750 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. ?4000 BCE3235 BCE2471 BCE1706 BCE941 BCE

Cronologia dettagliata

  1. 750 a.C. (±50 anni)VEI ?Stima geologica
    BCE 750 – In corso
  2. 4000 a.C. (±50 anni)VEI ?Stima geologica
    BCE 4000 – In corso

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