Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Lawu Mountain
Lawu
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3265m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3265m
- Coordinates
- -7.625, 111.192
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The Lawu volcanic complex includes a deeply eroded volcano to the south joined to a younger edifice to the north considered by van Bemmelen (1949b) to be probably Holocene.
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From Wikipedia
The Lawu, or Mount Lawu is a massive compound stratovolcano straddling the border between East Java and Central Java, Indonesia. The north side is deeply eroded and the eastern side contains parasitic crater lakes and parasitic cones. A fumarolic area is located on the south flank at 2,550 m. The only reported activity of Lawu took place in 1885 when rumblings and light volcanic ash falls were reported. The recent study provided insights into geothermal heat flow suggesting that Mt. Lawu is still active today.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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