Sakurajima Volcano

A post-caldera volcano of Aira Caldera

Type locality: Sakurajima island, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima prefecture
Volcanic rocks
Pleistocene - Present (26.0 - 0.0 ka)

Lithofacies: Lavas, Pyroclastic rocks

Sakurajima Volcano
[ Upper ]
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Younger Minamidake Volcano
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Older Minamidake Volcano
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Younger Kitadake Volcano
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Older Kitadake Volcano
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[ Lower ]

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Distribution: Sakurajima island, Kagoshima city, Kagoshima pref.

Kobayashi and Sasaki (2014) Jour. Geol. Soc. Japan, vol.120, Supplement, pp.63-78 DOI