Russia · Stratovolcano
Taunshits
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2301m
- Last eruption
- -550
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / Eastern Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2301m
- Coordinates
- 54.528, 159.804
- Last eruption
- -550
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Taunshits volcano, located west of the massive Uzon caldera, is an andesitic stratovolcano that was constructed beginning about 39,000 years before present (BP) on top of a large Pleistocene tuya pedestal.
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From Wikipedia
Taunshits is a stratovolcano located in the eastern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5800 BCE (±50 yrs) – 550 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate550 BCE – end unknown
- 5800 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate5800 BCE – end unknown
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