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Mount Salak

Salak

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2218m
Last eruption
1938
Mount Salak
Photo: Pomadgw · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2218m
Coordinates
-6.716, 106.733
Last eruption
1938
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary

The forested Salak volcano was constructed at the NE end of an eroded volcanic range. Satellitic cones occur on the SW flank and at the northern foot, and two large breached craters truncate the summit. One crater is breached to the NE and the westernmost crater was the source of a debris-avalanche deposit that extends 10 km WNW of the summit. Phreatic explosions have been recorded from a solfataric area at 1,400 m on the western flank. Salak volcano has been the site of extensive geothermal exploration.

From Wikipedia

Mount Salak is an eroded volcano in West Java, Indonesia. It has several satellite cones on its southeast flank and the northern foot, along with two additional craters at the summit. Mount Salak has been evaluated for geothermal power development. According to a popular belief, the name "Salak" is derived from salak, a tropical fruit with scaly skin; however, according to Sundanese tradition, the name was derived from the Sanskrit word Salaka which means "silver". Mount Salak can be translated to "Silver Mountain" or "Mount Silver".

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Eruption history

6 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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1699~1723 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1771~1795 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21890~1914 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21914~1938 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 216991747181918661914

Detailed timeline

  1. 1938VEI 2Observed
    1938-01-31 – end unknown
    Kawah Cikaluwung Putri
  2. 1935VEI 2Observed
    1935-02-16 – end unknown
    Kawah Cikaluwung Putri
  3. 1919VEI 2Observed
    1919-07-02 – end unknown
    Kawah Ratu
  4. 1902VEI 2Observed
    1902-07-02 – 1903-07-02
    Kawah Ratu
  5. 1780VEI 2Observed
    1780 – end unknown
    Kawah Ratu
  6. 1699VEI ?Method not stated
    1699-01-05 – end unknown
    Salak 3

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