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Barkhatnaya

Barkhatnaya Sopka

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
874m
Last eruption
-3550
The Holocene scoria cones of Barkhatnaya Sopka are located on a plateau 13 km N of Vilyuchik volcano on an uplifted eroded Miocene-Pliocene block. In this view looking NE, the Mt. Barkhatnaya cone which formed 3,000-4,000 years ago is to the left, and the reddish hill to the right is an early Holocene scoria cone. The white hill in the center is a part of an eroded rhyolitic body.
The Holocene scoria cones of Barkhatnaya Sopka are located on a plateau 13 km N of Vilyuchik volcano on an uplifted eroded Miocene-Pliocene block. In this view looking NE, the Mt. Barkhatnaya cone which formed 3,000-4,000 years ago is to the left, and the reddish hill to the right is an early Holocene scoria cone. The white hill in the center is a part of an eroded rhyolitic body. · Photo: Coyrighted photo by Oleg Dirksen (Holocene Kamchataka volcanoes; http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/volcanoes/holocene/main/main.htm).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Kuril Volcanic Arc
Elevation
874m
Coordinates
52.802, 158.240
Last eruption
-3550
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The Barkhatnaya Sopka group of Pleistocene andesitic-to-rhyolitic lava domes and Holocene basaltic pyroclastic cones is located along the Paratunka River about 30 km NNW of Gorely volcano.

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

From Wikipedia

Barkhatnaya Sopka is a volcano located in the southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, along the Paratunka River. The mountain complex is named by the red-velvety color of its volcanic deposits.

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Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
3550 BCE – 3550 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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3550 BCE~3550 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?3550 BCE3550 BCE3549 BCE3549 BCE3549 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 3550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    3550 BCE – end unknown

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