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Taryatu-Chulutu

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
2326m
Last eruption
-2980
Taryatu-Chulutu
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Type
Volcanic field
Country
Mongolia
Region
Eastern Asia / Baikal Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
2326m
Coordinates
48.133, 99.950
Last eruption
-2980
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite

Geological summary

The Taryatu-Chulutu volcanic field lies in north-central Mongolia about 250 km W of Ulaanbaatar. This area, also known as the Hangayn or Tariat volcanic field, is located in a broad region of Miocene-to-Holocene basaltic lavas in the Baikal Rift System SSW of Lake Baikal.

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
2980 BCE (±150 yrs) – 2980 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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2980 BCE~2980 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2980 BCE2980 BCE2979 BCE2979 BCE2979 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 2980 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    2980 BCE – end unknown
    Horgo cone

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