Earth:Mount Amorong

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Mount Amorong
Mount Amorong is located in Luzon
Mount Amorong
Mount Amorong
Mount Amorong is located in Philippines
Mount Amorong
Mount Amorong
Highest point
Elevation376 m (1,234 ft) [1]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 15°49′41″N 120°48′18″E / 15.828°N 120.805°E / 15.828; 120.805[1]
Geography
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvincePangasinan
Geology
Mountain typeLava dome
Volcanic arc/beltLuzon Volcanic Arc
Last eruptionPleistocene
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Mount Amorong a potentially active lava dome, part of the Amorong Volcanic Group, is located at the northern end of the Luzon Central Plain, in Pangasinan province, Region I, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines .

Physical Features

Amorong is one of a cluster of small lava domes and diatremes. It is the only one which currently exhibits any volcanic-related activities, being fumarolic and solfataric.[1]

Listings

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Amorong as Potentially active volcano.[2]

The Smithsonian Institution lists Amorong as Fumarolic.[1]

Eruptions

Date of the last eruption is unknown but possibly more than 1 million years before present.

Geology

Rock type is principally trachyandesite.

K-Ar dating of about 1.14 million years was obtained from the Amorong volcanic group.[1]

It lies along the Eastern Bataan volcanic lineament of the Philippines.

See also

  • List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
  • List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
  • List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
  • Pacific Ring of Fire

References