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Mendeleyeva

Raususan [Mendeleev]

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
882m
Last eruption
1880
Mendeleyeva
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Japan (administered by Russia)
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
882m
Coordinates
43.979, 145.733
Last eruption
1880
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Intermediate crust (15-25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Raususan, also known as Mendeleev, is a low compound stratovolcano located in the southern part of Kunashir Island.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

From Wikipedia

Mendeleyeva is a stratovolcano located in the southern part of Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
2
Uncertain eruptions
1
Span of confirmed record
2270 BCE (±50 yrs) – 1880
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 1 (1880)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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2270 BCE~2071 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1701~1900 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 22270 BCE1277 BCE284 BCE7091701

Detailed timeline

  1. 1900VEI 2Method not stated
    1900-07-02 – end unknown
  2. 1880VEI 1Observed
    1880-07-02 – end unknown
    NE solfatara field
  3. 2270 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2270 BCE – end unknown
    West side of central cone

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