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Musuan Peak

Musuan

Type
Lava dome
Elevation
610m
Last eruption
Unknown
Musuan Peak
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Type
Lava dome
Country
Philippines
Region
Western Pacific / Mindanao Volcanic Province
Elevation
610m
Coordinates
7.877, 125.070
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor (silicic)
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Musuan, also known as Calayo, is an isolated, low grass-covered andesitic-to-dacitic lava dome and tuff cone that rises above flat farmland in the province of Bukidnon in central Mindanao.

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From Wikipedia

Musuan Peak or Mount Musuan, also known as Mount Calayo is an active volcano in Maramag, Bukidnon, on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south of the city of Valencia, province of Bukidnon, and 81 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Cagayan de Oro.

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Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
0
Uncertain eruptions
1
Summary (VEI over time)
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1886~1886 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 118861886188718871887

Detailed timeline

  1. 1886VEI 1Observed
    1886-12-31 – end unknown

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