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Honggeertu volcanic field

Honggeertu

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
1605m
Last eruption
Unknown
Several cones and craters of the Honggeertu volcanic field in the Nei Mongol Province are shown across this August 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 11 km across). The cones are across a NE-SW trend and several have summit craters up to 200 m in diameter.
Several cones and craters of the Honggeertu volcanic field in the Nei Mongol Province are shown across this August 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 11 km across). The cones are across a NE-SW trend and several have summit craters up to 200 m in diameter. · Photo: Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
China
Region
Eastern Asia / Central East Asia Volcanic Province
Elevation
1605m
Coordinates
41.590, 113.111
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary

The Honggeertu volcanic field is located in Nei Mongol Province, NW of Beijing. The basaltic volcanic field consists of a group of six cinder cones extending along an arc for about 10 km that were considered to be of Holocene age by IAVCEI (1973). Liu (1998, p.c.), however, considered the existence of Holocene volcanism at this location to be uncertain.

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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