Georgia · Stratovolcano
Mount Khabarjina
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. 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.
From Wikipedia
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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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossarySummary (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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