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Medvezhya

Medvezhya
Highest point
Elevation1,124 m (3,688 ft)
Coordinates45°23′13″N 148°50′35″E / 45.387°N 148.843°E / 45.387; 148.843
Geography
Medvezhya is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Medvezhya
Medvezhya
Location in Russian Far East
LocationIturup, Kuril Islands, Russia
Geology
Mountain typeSomma volcano
Last 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]

See also

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.


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