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Nantaisan

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  • Japan
  • Stratovolcano
  • 9540 BCE
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  • Country
  • Primary Volcano Type
  • Last Known Eruption
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  • 36.765°N
  • 139.491°E

  • 2486 m
    8156 ft

  • 283141
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  • Summit
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The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Nantaisan.

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Eruptive History

There is data available for 1 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

9540 BCE ± 500 years Confirmed Eruption  

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Bentengawara pyroclastic-flow deposit
9540 BCE ± 500 years - Unknown Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 6 Events for Episode 1 at Bentengawara pyroclastic-flow deposit

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion
   - - - -    - - - - Pyroclastic flow
   - - - -    - - - - Ash
   - - - -    - - - - Lapilli
   - - - -    - - - - Blocks
   - - - -    - - - - Scoria
Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Nantaisan.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Nantaisan.

GVP Map Holdings

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

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

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