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Mount Mageik

Mageik

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2165m
Last eruption
-500
Mount Mageik
Photo: R. McGimsey, U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
North America / Alaska Peninsula Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2165m
Coordinates
58.195, -155.253
Last eruption
-500
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Mount Mageik is a broad ice-capped stratovolcano at the head of the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes across Katmai Pass from Trident volcano.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Mageik is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula. It has no confirmed historical eruptions, but its youngest eruptive products are apparently Holocene in age. A young crater lies on the northeast flank of the central summit cone, and is the site of vigorous superheated fumarolic activity with prominent sulfur deposits. The volcanic cones are composed of andesite, basaltic andesite and dacite.

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Eruption history

12 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
8
Uncertain eruptions
4
Span of confirmed record
8670 BCE (±300 yrs) – 500 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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8670 BCE~8316 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7608 BCE~7255 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4424 BCE~4070 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?2300 BCE~1947 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1947 BCE~1593 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?885 BCE~531 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?531 BCE~177 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1592~1946 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 28670 BCE6193 BCE3362 BCE885 BCE1592

Detailed timeline

  1. 1946VEI 2Method not stated
    1946-07-02 – end unknown
  2. 1936VEI 2Method not stated
    1936-07-04 – 1936-07-05
  3. 1929VEI 2Method not stated
    1929-08-19 – 1929-12-16
  4. 1927VEI 2Method not stated
    1927-08-26 – end unknown
  5. 500 BCE (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    500 BCE – end unknown
    Between East and Central Mageik
  6. 550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    550 BCE – end unknown
    East Mageik
  7. 650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    650 BCE – end unknown
    East Mageik
  8. 1650 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    1650 BCE – end unknown
    East Mageik
  9. 1950 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1950 BCE – end unknown
    East Mageik
  10. 4400 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    4400 BCE – end unknown
    East Mageik
  11. 7380 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7380 BCE – end unknown
    East Mageik
  12. 8670 BCE (±300 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    8670 BCE – end unknown
    East Mageik

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