Mount Raiden

Mountain in Hokkaido, Japan
Mount Raiden is located in Japan
Mount Raiden
Mount Raiden
Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent rangeMount Raiden Volcanic GroupTopo mapGeographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山
50000:1 島古丹GeologyAge of rockQuaternaryMountain typepyroclastic coneVolcanic arc/beltNortheastern Japan Arc

Mount Raiden (雷電山, Raiden-yama) is an andesitic volcano[1] in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi, Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone.[2] The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.[3]

References

  1. ^ "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  2. ^ "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
  3. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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