Mount Maru (Kamishihoro-Shintoku) Explained

Mount Maru
Other Name:丸山
Elevation M:1692.1
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:421
Parent Peak:Mount Nipesotsu
Listing:List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
List of volcanoes by elevation
Translation:round mountain
Language:Japanese
Location:Hokkaido, Japan
Range:Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group
Coordinates:43.4175°N 143.0308°W
Topo:Geospatial Information Authority 25000:1 ニペソツ山
25000:1 ウペペサンケ山
50000:1 糠平
Map:Japan#Japan Hokkaido
Type:lava dome
Age:Quaternary
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Kurile arc
Last Eruption:1898

is a lava dome located in the Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group of the Ishikari Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Maru is also known as [2] or [3] to distinguish it from other mountains with the same name. Only in 1989 did scientists discover that Mount Maru is a quaternary volcano. The mountain sits on the border between the towns of Kamishihoro and Shintoku.

Geology

The western flank of the mountain shows accretionary complex from the late Eocene to the early Miocene. The eastern flank shows non-alkaline mafic volcanic rock from the early to middle Miocene. The mountain is topped with non-alkaline mafic rock from the middle Pleistocene.[4]

Eruptive history

Other than fumaroles, the last eruption of Mount Maru, according to historical records, was from approximately December 3, 1898 to December 6. Before that the last eruption was approximately 1700 BC.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.html?latitude=43.4175&longitude=143.030833 Geospatial Information Authority
  2. 285061. Maruyama . 2010-04-30.
  3. Web site: HIGASHI-TAISETSU MARU-YAMA. Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 30 April 2010. https://archive.today/20121219042537/http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/216b.htm. 19 December 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Hokkaido. Feb 18, 2010. Seamless digital geological map of Japan 1: 200,000. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 30 April 2010.