Mount Fox (Queensland)
| Mount Fox | ||
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 The volcanic crater of Mount Fox |
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| height | 813 m | |
| location | Queensland , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 18 ° 50 '30 " S , 145 ° 48' 16" O | |
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| Type | Cinder cone | |
| rock | Basanite | |
| Last eruption | 100,000 years ago | |
The Mount Fox is a cinder cone that 100,000 years ago 75 km southwest of Inham in Queensland , Australia created, and today 120 meters over the terrain.
Emergence
A powerful volcanic explosion 100,000 years ago formed Mount Fox as it can be seen today. A lava flow ten meters thick flowed from the southern end of the crater, volcanic ash and glowing lava that formed volcanic bombs flew through the air. These bombs, of varying sizes, were more than three feet tall and shaped like bells. They can still be seen in the deposits today. As the lava cooled quickly, the gas was trapped in the volcanic material in the form of small bubbles. The shape of the crater is ideal, as is Mount Elephant in Victoria .
Today Mount Fox is partly overgrown and surrounded by eucalyptus .
location
The Mount Fox is in the Girringun National Park . The mountain can be reached through the Herbert River Valley in the Seaview Range via the marked Abergowrie Road from Trebonne .
literature
- Sutherland, FL: Cainozoic basalts of the Mt Fox area, north Queensland. In: Records of the Australian Museum 30 (19) (1977), pp. 532-543. doi: 10.3853 / j.0067-1975.30.1977.194 full text (PDF; 1.7 MB)
Web links
- derm.qld.gov.au : Location map of the national parks with the Girringun National Park
Individual evidence
- ↑ ga.gov.au : Mount Fox, a pyroklastic cone , in English, accessed January 20, 2012
- ↑ derm.qld.gov.au ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Nature, culture and history , in English, accessed January 20, 2012
- ↑ derm.qld.gov.au ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : About Mount Fox , accessed January 20, 2012
