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Ragang Volcano | John Seach
Lanao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines
7.67 N, 124.50 E
summit elevation 2815 m
stratovolcano
Ragang volcano is located about 40 km SE of Marawi city. The volcano is part of Central Mindanao Arc.
Ragang volcano has produced frequent explosive eruptions since the late 1700's. In the local Moro community the volcano is known as “the mountain where smoke or fire rises".
Further reading
Macpherson, C.G., Dreher, S.T. and Thirlwall, M.F., 2006. Adakites without slab melting: high pressure differentiation of island arc magma, Mindanao, the Philippines. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 243(3-4), pp.581-593.
Sajona, F.G., Bellon, H., Maury, R.C., Pubellier, M., Quebral, R.D., Cotten, J., Bayon, F.E., Pagado, E. and Pamatian, P., 1997. Tertiary and quaternary magmatism in Mindanao andLeyte (Philippines): geochronology, geochemistry and tectonic setting. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 15(2-3), pp.121-153.
Ragang Volcano Eruptions
1915, 1873, 1871, 1865, 1858, 1856, 1840, 1834, 1765.