Datong volcanic group

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The Datong volcano group ( Chinese  大同 火山 群 ) is a famous group of over 30 already extinct volcanoes in northern China.

It is located 20 to 60 km east of Yunzhou in the Chinese province of Shanxi . The volcanoes from the Tertiary are mainly in the area of ​​the districts Zuoyun (左云) and Youyu (Kre), those from the Quaternary mainly in the northern part of the Datong basin (大同 盆地 Datong pendi). In 1974 it was reported that the Datong volcanoes were still active, causing panic among the population.

Volcanoes (selection)

  • Naotou geda 脑 头 疙瘩
  • Xiaojia yaotou 萧家 窑头
  • Dongposhan 东坡 山
  • Shenquansi 神泉 寺
  • Emao geda 鹅毛 疙瘩
  • Daxinzhuang 大 辛庄
  • Dayuhoushan 大 峪口 火山
  • Xiyaotou huoshan 西 窑头 火山
  • Xiyaotou dongbeibu 西 窑头 东北 部
  • Heishan 黑山
  • Shuangshan 双 山
  • Laohushan 老虎 山
  • Langwoshan 狼 窝 山

See also

literature

  • Q. Fan, W. Chen, AJ Hurford, JG Hunziker: The major and trace element chemistry of Quatemary basalts in Datong. In: RX Liu (Ed.): The age and Geochemistry of Cenozoic Volcanic Rock in China. Seismological Press, Peking 1992, pp. 93-100. (Chinese)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Datong volcano cluster ( Memento from November 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ datong.cncitymap.com .
  3. ↑ Hans Ulrich Vogel: “Fire wells” in China and their significance for the history of technology. In: Heidelberger Jahrbücher. Vol. 35, Universitäts-Gesellschaft, Heidelberg 1991, p. 208.

Coordinates: 40 ° 16 '  N , 113 ° 32'  E