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Vulture Volcano | John Seach
Basilicata, Italy
40.948 N, 15.636 E
summit elevation 1326 m
Stratovolcano
Vulture Volcano is located 100 km east of Mt Vesuvius. It is the only volcano east of the Appenine mountains.
Vulture volcano is part of the Intramontane Ultra-alkaline Province, at the outer eastern border of the Tyrrhenian extensional zone.
The volcano contains the mineral hauyne in its lavas.
Further reading
Narcisi, B., 1996. Tephrochronology of a late Quaternary lacustrine record from the Monticchio maar (Vulture volcano, southern Italy). Quaternary Science Reviews, 15(2-3), pp.155-165.
De Fino, M., et al. "Petrogenesis of Monte Vulture volcano (Italy): inferences from mineral chemistry, major and trace element data." Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 92.2 (1986): 135-145.
Vulture Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.