Mount Amorong
Amorong | |
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Amorong Location in the Philippines | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 376 m (1,234 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 15°49′41″N 120°48′18″E / 15.828°N 120.805°ECoordinates: 15°49′41″N 120°48′18″E / 15.828°N 120.805°E [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Luzon |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Pangasinan |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Lava dome |
Last eruption | Unknown |
Mount Amorong a potentially active volcano, 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 Inactive.[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
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Amorong". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ↑ "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Retrieved 2010-12-19.