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The Quill

Quill, The

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
601m
Last eruption
250
The Quill
Photo: Walter Hellebrand. Original uploader was Walter Hellebrand at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Netherlands
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc
Elevation
601m
Coordinates
17.478, -62.960
Last eruption
250
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Quill is a large dominantly andesitic stratovolcano that forms the SE end of St. Eustatius (Statia) Island.

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

From Wikipedia

The Quill, also known as Mount Mazinga, is a stratovolcano located on the island of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Netherlands. The summit elevation of 601 m (1,972 ft) above sea level makes it the second highest mountain in the Netherlands.

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Eruption history

3 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
3
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
6140 BCE (±200 yrs) – 250
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 4 (6140 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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6140 BCE~5927 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4602 BCE~389 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?37~250 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6140 BCE4649 BCE2945 BCE1454 BCE37

Detailed timeline

  1. 250 (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    250 – end unknown
  2. 550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    550 BCE – end unknown
  3. 6140 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    6140 BCE – end unknown

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