Ciomadul
Ciomadul | |
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Csomád (hu) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,289 m (4,229 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 46°08′N 25°53′E / 46.13°N 25.88°E[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Carpathian Mountains |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Mountain type | Dacitic volcano |
Volcanic belt | Carpathian volcanic arc |
Ciomadul (
Volcanic activity at Ciomadul commenced with effusive activity about one million years ago. Most of the volcano was constructed between 650,000 – 500,000 years ago.
Between 56,000 and 32,000 years ago
The last eruption took place between 32,600 and 27,500 years ago. Its date is likewise unclear. Ongoing seismic and
Geography and geology
Regional setting
With the exception of Greece and Italy, the most recent volcanic activity in Continental Europe occurred between 40,000 and 6,500 years ago in Garrotxa, the Massif Central and the Vulkaneifel.[3]
Volcanism in the region of
A 700-kilometre-long (430 mi)
This volcanism occurs in a setting where the collision between the Eurasian Plate and the Tisza-Dacia microplate took place,[13][14] preceded by a stage of subduction involving a narrow ocean.[15] This is part of the collision between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate; subduction may still be underway in the area of the Carpathians.[16] The Vrancea Zone , which is 50 kilometres (31 mi) away from Ciomadul, features ongoing earthquake activity; deep earthquakes suggest that a remnant of a slab exists beneath the Vrancea Zone.[17] This tectonic setting may also be responsible for ongoing exhumation in the southeastern Carpathians,[18] volcanism at Ciomadul and the Perșani volcanic field,[19] 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Ciomad,[20] which was concurrently active to the older Ciomadul activity.[21] Other theories on Ciomadul's volcanic activity imply delamination of the lithosphere or roll-back of the subduction zone.[22]
Volcanism in this chain is
Volcano
Ciomadul is located in the southeastern
Places around Ciomadul were first mentioned in 1349;
Ciomadul is formed by a complex of lava domes and other volcanic material that form a south-tilting ridge that rises above the 700-metre-high (2,300 ft) surrounding Lower Ciuk Basin. Individual lava domes form cone-shaped hills,[24] which reach heights of 300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft) and widths of 1–2 kilometres (0.62–1.24 mi). Individual domes include Haramul Ierbos (Fű-Haram in Hungarian), Haramul Mare (Nagy-Haram), Haramul Mic (Kis-Haram), Vf. Cetății (Vár-tető), Vf. Comloș (Komlós-tető), Vf. Surduc (Szurdok-tető)[35] and Dealul Mare southeast from the main complex.[36] The central cluster of domes is elliptical[13] and tectonic faults influenced their growth.[37] The highest point of the complex is Ciomadul Mare (Nagy-Csomád) with an altitude of 1,301 metres (4,268 ft).[24] Some domes were later affected by erosion, explosive activity[38] or fumarolic alteration.[14] The whole volcanic complex covers a surface area of 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi),[13] and is surrounded by a circular/semicircular plain made of volcanic debris.[39]
The lava dome complex contains two craters, named Mohoș and Sfânta Ana. They were formed in the previously existing lava domes[9][40] which form the western margin of the craters, while products of explosive eruptions crop out in the east.[21] The Sfânta Ana crater is c. 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) wide and c. 200 metres (660 ft) deep beneath the rim, comparable with the crater of El Chichón volcano in Mexico.[35] This crater lacks a breach and is relatively unaffected by erosion.[41] It contains a 6-metre-deep (20 ft) crater lake,[9] which once may have been over 12 metres (39 ft) deep. This c. 189.9-square-kilometre (73.3 sq mi) lake is known as Lake Sfânta Ana (46°07′35″N 25°53′17″E / 46.12639°N 25.88806°E) and lies at an altitude of 946 metres (3,104 ft);[39][42] its ecosystem and environment has drawn the attention of scientists for two centuries.[30]
The Mohoș crater lies at an altitude of 1,050 metres (3,440 ft).
Unlike Sfânta Ana, the Mohoș crater has been breached by erosion, causing the formation of an outlet valley.[46] Both craters were formed by explosive eruptions and distinguishing between the deposits of both is difficult.[9] The existence of an even larger crater with a diameter of 2–2.5 kilometres (1.2–1.6 mi) has been suggested,[47] encompassing both Sfânta Ana and Mohoș.[48]
Pyroclastic flow deposits generated by Ciomadul have been found on its northeastern, southern and western slopes.[35] They reach a distance of as much as 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the volcano.[9] At Tușnad road, one of the flows has a thickness of c. 10 metres (33 ft).[49] Tephra fall bed,[9] lapilli,[49] and surge deposits are also found, and the flow deposits contain pumice blocks.[9] One lapilli layer, 20–23 centimetres (7.9–9.1 in) thick, from Ciomadul has been identified 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of the volcano.[50] The whole pyroclastic formation has been subdivided into three classes known as "Early Phreatomagmatic + Plinian Activity", "Middle Plinian Activity" and "Latest Sfânta Ana Phreatomagmatic Activity". Each comprise a number of individual tephra layers[51] that were erupted 42,000—40,000, around 31,500 and 29,000—28,000 years ago.[52] Some of these eruptions may have dammed the Olt river; when the river returned on its course it produced lahar deposits.[53]
Other
Older volcanic centres extend northwest of Ciomadul. With increasing distance they are the 2.5—1.5 million-year-old Pilisca centre, the 2.8—2.2 million-year-old Cucu centre and the 4.3—3.6 million-year-old Luci-Lazu and Șumuleu-Ciuc volcanic centres. South of Ciomadul the Murgul
Composition
The principal rock is
Compositionally, the tephras of Ciomadul have been subdivided into two groups, one called Tușnad‐type and the other Bixad‐type.
The temperature of the
Eruptive history
Ciomadul has been active for over half a million years,[4] with the oldest activity between 1,000,000 and 750,000 years ago forming lava domes.[9][63] Older estimates indicate that activity did not start before 250,000 years ago, while more recent research indicated a start of volcanism over 600,000/[19][40] 850,000 years ago.[36] Volcanism at Ciomadul consisted mostly of the extrusion of lava domes, their collapse forming block-and-ash flows and subplinian and Vulcanian eruptions[19] separated by long periods of rest.[76] The volcanic history of Ciomadul has been subdivided into an effusive phase that lasted until about 440,000 years ago and an explosive phase that began 200,000 years ago[15] during which magma output increased 30-fold[77] and which is known as "young Ciomad".[78] An alternative description envisages an "old Ciomadul" between 1,000,000 — 300,000 years ago and a "young Ciomad eruptive period" between 160,000 — 30,000 years ago, with the latter in turn subdivided into five stages that emplaced about 7 cubic kilometres (1.7 cu mi) of rock.[64][65]
A gap of about 500,000 years separates Ciomadul from the activity of other volcanoes in the area.
Around 200,000 — 130,000[85] or 150,000 — 100,000 years ago a number of lava domes developed.[86] Explosive eruptions became common only about 57,000 years ago.[66] Between 56,000 and 32,000 years ago, explosive activity occurred at Ciomadul. That timespan coincides with the deposition of tephra from volcanoes in Italy in Europe; it is possible that tephra also came from Ciomadul.[17] Indeed, the age of Ciomadul's last eruption overlaps with the age of the Campanian Ignimbrite.[69]
Tephras
Ciomad has produced far-flung tephras, which reached as far as Ukraine[87] and have been recovered from the Ursului Cave of the Perșani Mountains.[88] Some tephra layers found in two drilling cores of the Black Sea may have originated at Ciomad[89] but reliably distinguishing between Ciomadul tephras and these from Nisyros and Anatolian volcanoes is difficult.[90]
The Roxolany Tephra has been found as far as Odesa, Ukraine, 350 kilometres (220 mi) away from Ciomadul.[91] If the Roxolany Tephra was formed by the youngest eruption of Ciomadul, the youngest eruption would have occurred 29,600 calibrated radiocarbon years ago based on independent dates of the tephra.[89] From the other point of view, the clinopyroxene‐bearing Roxolany tephra was unlikely to be derived from Ciomadul, as it differs significantly from Ciomadul typical phenocryst assemblage containing amphibole.[90] Based on new chronostratigraphic model for the Roxolany section, supported by updated magnetostratigraphic results and compiled existing radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dates, the Roxolany tephra was deposited around 143,800 years ago.[92]
Recent explosive activity
Explosive activity may have occurred in two separate episodes, one 57,000/56,000–44,000 years ago and the other 34,000/33,000–29,000 years ago.
The age of the last eruption is controversial
After the last eruption, the lava domes were subject to glacial
Current status
Presently, Ciomadul displays seismic activity,
At depths of 5 to 27 kilometres (3.1 to 16.8 mi) and especially 9 to 21 kilometres (5.6 to 13.0 mi),
Future activity
Volcanoes are usually considered to be active if they have had eruptions during the Holocene. However, as demonstrated by the unexpected eruption of Chaiten volcano in Chile in May 2008, even long-inactive volcanoes can become active again. Such volcanoes can constitute a threat to regions with seemingly quiet volcanism.[4] Ciomadul has had repose periods that lasted longer than the timespan elapsed since the last eruption.[62] Zircon crystallization data imply that the magma chambers of Ciomadul were active over time spans of over 300,000 years.[69]
Uniquely, Ciomadul is a still alive volcano in Eastern Europe and its craters have a youthful appearance.
Climate and vegetation
Ciomadul is located in a
While some
Ciomadul is covered by
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