Girekol or Girekol Tepe is a 2,145-metre-high (7,037 ft) volcano in Van Province, Turkey. It is an alkaline shield volcano and the most recent activity has been dated to 0.36 +/- 0.06 Ma.[1]
| Girekol | |
|---|---|
 Map of region | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,145 m (7,037 ft) |
| Coordinates | 39°06′14″N 43°25′34″E / 39.103771°N 43.426148°E |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Armenian Highlands |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Along with the neighboring volcanoes of Mount Meydan and Etrüsk Dağı (Kavşabulak Tepesi), Girekol is part of a volcanic province associated with a regional geological structure called the "Lake Van dome".[2] It lies approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of the town of Erciş.[citation needed]
The volcano has produced plagiophyric, trachybasaltic lavas that are among the youngest eruption activities on the northern coast of Lake Van. In part, these overlie older volcanic products.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Girekol". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Keskin, Mehmet; Lebedev, Vladimir; Sharkov, Evgenii; Oyan, Vural; Ünal, Esin (May 2010). "A new look at the collision-related volcanism in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey: Volcanic history of the Northern-Van neovolcanic province". Geophysical Research Abstracts. 12. Bibcode:2010EGUGA..1212629K.
- ^ Lebedev, V. A.; Sharkov, E. V.; Keskin, M.; Oyan, V. (2010). "Geochronology of Late Cenozoic volcanism in the area of Van Lake, Turkey: An example of development dynamics for magmatic processes". Doklady Earth Sciences. 433 (2): 1031–1037. doi:10.1134/S1028334X1008009X. ISSN 1028-334X.