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Kaiserstuhl volcan

stratovolcan 545 m
Germany, 48.1°N / 7.68°E
Condition actuelle: (probablement) éteint (0 sur 5)
Style éruptif tipique: Explosive
Eruptions du volcan Kaiserstuhl: Last eruptions 16-19 million years ago The landscape at the volcano Kaiserstuhl
Kaiserstuhl photos du volcan
An very old stratovolcano that dominated the Rhine river plain. Hyalithe opal from the Kaiserstuhl volcano

Introduction:

Petrologically the Kaiserstuhl is an alcali-carbonatite volcano that erupted about 16-19 million years ago in the Miocaene. There have been many pyroclastic flows and lava flows around the volcanic complexe. Some of the subvolcanic intrusions form the todays parts of the volcano. This stratovolcano originally had an altitude of 1000 - 2000 m. The Rhein river graben system was one of the causes why there was volcanic activitiy around the area of western "black forest" / Schwarzwald.

Kaiserstuhl Photos:

Opale (hyalite) from the German volcano Kaiserstuhl (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
Opale (hyalite) from the German volcano Kaiserstuhl (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
 The volcano complex Kaiserstuhl is situated in the south west of Germany near the city of Freiburg. It is one of the most interesting volcanoes in Germany and for example there are rare rocks similar to the volcano Ol Doinyno Lengai. (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The volcano complex Kaiserstuhl is situated in the south west of Germany near the city of Freiburg. It is one of the most interesting volcanoes in Germany and for example...