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Abu (volcano)

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The erupted magmas of Abu are mainly alkaline basalt and calc-alkaline andesite - dacite in composition.
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The group dates from 800,000 years ago and was active into the
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This article about a location in Yamaguchi Prefecture is a
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era. The last eruption occurred around 9000 years ago.
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Abu

Elevation
Listing
List of volcanoes in Japan
Coordinates
34°30′N 131°36′E / 34.500°N 131.600°E / 34.500; 131.600
Abu (Abu Volcano Group) is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Honshu
Japan
Age of rock
Mountain type
Monogenetic volcanic field
Last eruption
BCE
shield volcanoes
Japan
Honshū
Hagi
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Holocene
basalt
cinder cones
lava domes
subduction
Philippine Sea Plate
List of volcanoes in Japan
List of mountains in Japan

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