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Bliznetsy

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  • Volcanic Region
  • Landform | Volc Type
  • Last Known Eruption
  • 57.35°N
  • 161.37°E

  • 265 m
    869 ft

  • 300552
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The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports available for Bliznetsy.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Bliznetsy.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Bliznetsy.

Eruptive History

There is data available for 1 confirmed eruptive period.

1060 BCE ± 40 years Confirmed Eruption (Explosive / Effusive) VEI: 1 (?)

Episode 1 | Eruption (Explosive / Effusive)
1060 BCE ± 40 years - Unknown Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (uncalibrated)
 Peat overlying the Bliznetsy lava flows was dated at 2,800 and 3,010 ± 40 BP (Pevzner, 2004). Emplacement of the ~0.15 km3 lava field was preceded by weak phreatomagmatic eruptions.

List of 4 Events for Episode 1

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Explosion weak or small
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatomagmatic weak or small
   - - - -    - - - - Lava flow
1060 BCE ± 40 years    - - - - VEI (Explosivity Index)

The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Bliznetsy.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

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

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