Georgia · Stratovolcano
Mount Kazbek
Kazbek
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 5004m
- Last eruption
- -750
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Georgia
- Region
- Arabia & Central Asia / Caucasus Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 5004m
- Coordinates
- 42.697, 44.518
- Last eruption
- -750
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
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.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Kazbek or Mount Kazbegi is a dormant stratovolcano and one of the major mountains of the Caucasus, located in Georgia, just south of the border with Russia.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 4000 BCE (±50 yrs) – 750 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 750 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate750 BCE – end unknown
- 4000 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate4000 BCE – end unknown
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