Mount Raiden

Mount Raiden
雷電山
Mount Raiden Hokkaidō, Japan
Elevation	1,211.3 m (3,974 ft)
Prominence	250 m (820 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Mekunnai
Listing	List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Translation	Thunder and Lightning Mountain (Japanese)
Location
Range	Mount Raiden Volcanic Group
Coordinates	42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E / 42.90361; 140.46944Coordinates: 42°54′13″N 140°28′10″E / 42.90361°N 140.46944°E / 42.90361; 140.46944
Topo map	Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 雷電山 50000:1 島古丹
Geology
Type	pyroclastic cone
Age of rock	Quaternary
Volcanic arc/belt	Northeastern Japan Arc

Mount Raiden (雷電山, Raiden-yama^?) is an andesitic volcano^[1] in the Mount Raiden Volcanic Group on the border between Iwanai and Rankoshi , Hokkaidō, Japan. Mount Raiden is a pyroclastic cone.^[2] The mountain consists of primarily non-alkali, mafic, volcanic rock.^[3]

References

1. ^ "RAIDEN-YAMA". Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2006. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/VOL_JP/EN/vol/191.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
2. ^ "Niseko". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0805-031. Retrieved 2008-10-01. 
3. ^ "Hokkaido". Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. http://riodb02.ibase.aist.go.jp/db084/kihon/hokkaido_e.xml. Retrieved 2010-10-12. 

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