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Khoid Naiman Nuur

Type
Pyroclastic cone
Elevation
2532m
Last eruption
Unknown
Type
Pyroclastic cone
Country
Mongolia
Region
Eastern Asia / Baikal Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
2532m
Coordinates
46.646, 101.798
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor (basaltic)

Geological summary

A cone, designated here as Khoid Naiman Nuur ("North Eight Lakes"), is located in the upper reaches of a river valley ~25 km SW from the Orkhan (or Tsutgalan) waterfall, just N of the Khuisiin Naiman Nuur ("Eight Lakes of the Navel") area.

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

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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