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Bliznetsy

Type
Lava cone
Elevation
265m
Last eruption
-1060
Two closely spaced vents visible near the center of this photo produced the Bliznetsy ("Twins") lava flows. Prominent compressional ridges are visible on the flows, which were dated at about 3,000 years ago. Emplacement of the lava field was preceded by weak phreatomagmatic eruptions.
Two closely spaced vents visible near the center of this photo produced the Bliznetsy ("Twins") lava flows. Prominent compressional ridges are visible on the flows, which were dated at about 3,000 years ago. Emplacement of the lava field was preceded by weak phreatomagmatic eruptions. · Photo: Photo courtesy of Maria Pevzner (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow).
Type
Lava cone
Country
Russia
Region
Northwestern Pacific / Central Kamchatka Volcanic Arc
Elevation
265m
Coordinates
57.350, 161.370
Last eruption
-1060
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Bliznetsy ("Twins") lava flows occupy a low-lying area east of the Sredinny Range and north of the Eastern Volcanic Zone volcanoes.

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

Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1060 BCE (±40 yrs) – 1060 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 1 (1060 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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1060 BCE~1060 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 11060 BCE1060 BCE1059 BCE1059 BCE1059 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 1060 BCE (±40 yrs)VEI 1Geological estimate
    1060 BCE – end unknown

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