Medvezhya

Medvezhya is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Medvezhya
Medvezhya
Location in Russian Far East
LocationIturup, Kuril Islands, RussiaGeologyMountain typeSomma volcanoLast eruptionOctober 1999

Medvezhya (Russian: Медве́жий вулкан; Japanese: 茂世路岳, Moyoro-dake) is a volcanic complex located at the northern end of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. Rheniite, a rhenium sulfide mineral (ReS2), was discovered within the active hot fumaroles of the volcano in 1994[1]

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References

  1. ^ Korzhinsky, M.A.; S. I. Tkachenko; K. I. Shmulovich; Y. A. Taran; G. S. Steinberg (2004-05-05). "Discovery of a pure rhenium mineral at Kudriavy volcano". Nature. 369 (6475): 51–52. Bibcode:1994Natur.369...51K. doi:10.1038/369051a0. S2CID 4344624.

External links

  • "Moyorodake [Medvezhia]". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
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