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Orkhon Gol volcano

Volcanic field unknown
Mongolia, 48.65°N / 103.5°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Orkhon Gol volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene) No recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation

Background:

Basalts dated at 6.4 to 1.5 million years ago (Whitford-Stark 1987).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information


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