Amorong
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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.
Geographic location is latitude 15.828°N (15°49'42"N), longitude 120.805°E (120°48'18"E).
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[edit] 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.
Elevation is 376 m (1,234 feet).
[edit] Listings
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Amorong as Inactive.[1]
The Smithsonian Institution lists Amorong as Fumarolic.[2]
[edit] Eruptions
Date of the last eruption is unknown but possibly more than 1 million years before present.
[edit] Geology
Rock type is principally trachyandesite.
K-Ar dating of about 1.14 million years was obtained from the Amorong volcanic group.[2]
It lies along the Eastern Bataan volcanic lineament of the Philippines.
[edit] See also
- Active volcanos in the Philippines
- Potentially active volcanos in the Philippines
- Inactive volcanos in the Philippines
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
- Volcano
- Pacific ring of fire
[edit] References
- ^ "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=116.
- ^ a b "Amorong". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0703-085.
Coordinates: 15°49′41″N 120°48′18″E / 15.828°N 120.805°E
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