Medvezhya Explained

Medvezhya
Elevation M:	1124
Location:	Iturup, Kuril Islands, Russia
Coordinates:	45.387°N 148.843°W
Map:	Russia Far Eastern Federal District
Type:	Somma volcano
Last Eruption:	October 1999

Medvezhya (ru|Медве́жий вулкан; ja|茂世路岳, Moyoro-dake) is a volcanic complex located at the northern end of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. Rheniite, a rhenium sulfide mineral (ReS₂), was discovered within the active hot fumaroles of the volcano in 1994^[1]

See also

• Fumarole mineral
• List of volcanoes in Russia

External links

• Moyorodake [Medvezhia]. 290100. 2021-06-25.

Notes and References

1. Korzhinsky . M.A. . S. I. Tkachenko . K. I. Shmulovich . Y. A. Taran . G. S. Steinberg . 2004-05-05 . Discovery of a pure rhenium mineral at Kudriavy volcano . . 369 . 51–52 . 10.1038/369051a0 . 6475. 1994Natur.369...51K . 4344624 .