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This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Synonyms

Cones

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Abas Tepe
Adas Tepe

Cone

Belesme

Cone

2700 m

Bokluca

Cone

Boz Dag

Cone

1772 m

Buyuk Kizil Tepe

Cone

Hasan Dagi

Cone

Karasivri Tepe

Cone

Karniyarik Tepeler

Cone

Kefeli

Cone

Kefenli Tepe

Cone

Kerem

Cone

Kirmizi Tepe

Cone

Kizil Tepe

Pyroclastic cone

Kizilkuyu Tepe

Cone

Kocdagi

Stratovolcano

2700 m

Kolanh Dag

Cone

Kucuk Kefeli

Cone

Olakkran

Cone

Saridag

Cone

Selimkartini

Cone

Siharslan Tepe

Cone

Sutdonduran

Cone

Tepecik Tepe

Cone

1827 m

Tepesidelik Damlaru

Vent

Topakkaya Tepe

Pyroclastic cone

Uctepeler

Cone

Ucuk Dagi

Cone

Yilbat

Cone

Craters

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Cardakh

Crater

Cora

Maar

Obruk

Crater

Sari Gol

Crater

Domes

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Ali Dag

Dome

Bil Tepe

Dome

Boz Dag

Dome

2321 m

Buyukkale Tepe

Dome

Carik Tepe

Dome

Dikkartin Dag

Dome

Dikkartini

Dome

Evliya Tepe

Dome

2023 m

Gogdag

Dome

Gok Dag

Dome

2194 m

Karagülü Tepe

Dome

Kartin Dag

Dome

Kavaklidag

Dome

2374 m

Kepez Tepe

Dome

2006 m

Kolanli Dag

Dome

2697 m

Lifos Tepe

Dome

Perikartin

Dome

Yilanli Dag

Dome

Yilband Dag

Dome

Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

Latitude
Longitude

213010

6880 BCE

3864 m / 12674 ft

38.531°N
35.447°E

Volcano Types

Stratovolcano
Caldera
Pyroclastic cone(s)
Lava dome(s)

Rock Types

Major
Dacite
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Rhyolite
Trachyandesite / Basaltic Trachyandesite
Trachyte / Trachydacite

Tectonic Setting

Intraplate
Continental crust (> 25 km)

Population

Within 5 km
Within 10 km
Within 30 km
Within 100 km

1,715
8,036
767,813
1,817,720

Geological Summary

The massive, eroded stratovolcano Erciyes Dagi at the northern end of the Sultansazligi Basin in central Anatolia covers an area of about 1300 sq km. Growth of the modern volcano began about 0.9 million years ago, following Pliocene caldera collapse of the Kocdag complex. Numerous parasitic cones and lava domes are found mostly on the N flank of the modern edifice, many along radial fissures. The youngest dated rock was from an 83,000-year-old dacitic lava flow, but rhyodacitic eruptions and lava dome growth occurred later at the Perikartin dome. One of the latest documented events was an edifice collapse that produced a large debris avalanche that extended to the east. An early Holocene distal tephra layer in Lebanon was attributed to Erciyes Dagi. Uncertainty remains regarding reported historical eruptions and their possible depiction on Roman Cappadocian coins. Historical accounts possibly referring to eruptions could also be attributed to methane releases from a swamp in the Sultansazligi Basin.

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

Blumenthal M M, van der Kaaden G, Vlodavetz V I, 1964. Turkey & Caucasus. Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the World and Solfatara Fields, Rome: IAVCEI, 17: 1-23.

Develle A-L, Williamson D, Gasse F, WAtler-Simonnet W, 2009. Early Holocene volcanic ash fallout in the Yammouneh lacustric basin (Lebanon): tephrochronological implications for the Near East. J Volc Geotherm Res, 186: 416-425.

Feraud J, Ozkocak O, 1993. Les volcans actifs de Turquie: guide geologique et itineraires de'excursions. L'Assoc Volc Europeenne (LAVE), 2: 1-82.

Gencalioglu-Kuscu G, Atilla C, Cas R A F, Kuscu I, 2007. Base surge deposits, eruption history, and depositional processes of a wet phreatomagmatic volcano in Central Anatolia (Cora Maar). J Volc Geotherm Res, 159: 198-209.

Innocenti F, Mazzuoli R, Pasquare G, Radicati di Brozolo F, Villari L, 1975. The Neogene calcalkaline volcanism of central Anatolia: geochronological data on the Kayseri-Nigde area. Geol Mag, 112: 349-360.

Kurkcuoglu B, Sen E, Aydar E, Gourgaud A, Gundogdu N, 1998. Geochemical approach to magmatic evolution of Mt. Erciyes stratovolcano, central Anatolia, Turkey. J Volc Geotherm Res, 85: 473-494.

Pasquare G, 1968. Geology of the Cenozoic volcanic area of Central Anatolia. Roma Accad Nazionale Lincei Mem, 9: 55-204.

Sen E, Kurkcuoglu B, Aydar E, Gourgaud A, Vincent P M, 2003. Volcanological evolution of Mount Erciyes stratovolcao and origin of the Valibaba Tepe ignimbrite (Central Anatolia, Turkey). J Volc Geotherm Res, 125: 225-246.

Stothers R B, Rampino M R, 1983. Volcanic eruptions in the Mediterranean before AD 630 from written and archaeological sources. J Geophys Res, 88: 6357-6371.

Toprak V, 1998. Vent distribution and its relation to regional tectonics, Cappadocian Volcanics, Turkey. J Volc Geotherm Res, 85: 55-67.

Eruptive History

There is data available for 2 Holocene eruptive periods.

Start Date	Stop Date	Eruption Certainty	VEI	Evidence	Activity Area or Unit
[ 0253 (in or before) ]	[ Unknown ]	Uncertain
6880 BCE ± 40 years	Unknown	Confirmed		Radiocarbon (corrected)

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Erciyes Dagi.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Erciyes Dagi.

Photo Gallery

Erciyes Dagi volcano in central Turkey, seen here from the WSW, is a massive eroded stratovolcano that covers an area of 1300 sq km. Numerous parasitic cones and lava domes are concentrated on its northern flank. Roman era coins depict what could be an eruption of the volcano in 253 BCE.

Photo by Richard Waitt, 1994 (U.S. Geological Survey).

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Erciyes Dagi in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

Affiliated Sites

WOVOdat
   Single Volcano View
   Temporal Evolution of Unrest
   Side by Side Volcanoes

WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

Large Eruptions of Erciyes Dagi

Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

MIROVA

Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity (MIROVA) is a near real time volcanic hot-spot detection system based on the analysis of MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data. In particular, MIROVA uses the Middle InfraRed Radiation (MIR), measured over target volcanoes, in order to detect, locate and measure the heat radiation sourced from volcanic activity.

MODVOLC Thermal Alerts

Using infrared satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i, developed an automated system called MODVOLC to map thermal hot-spots in near real time. For each MODIS image, the algorithm automatically scans each 1 km pixel within it to check for high-temperature hot-spots. When one is found the date, time, location, and intensity are recorded. MODIS looks at every square km of the Earth every 48 hours, once during the day and once during the night, and the presence of two MODIS sensors in space allows at least four hot-spot observations every two days. Each day updated global maps are compiled to display the locations of all hot spots detected in the previous 24 hours. There is a drop-down list with volcano names which allow users to 'zoom-in' and examine the distribution of hot-spots at a variety of spatial scales.

EarthChem

EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS).