Tavkvetili

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Tavkvetili
Mt Tavkvetili (view from Tabatskuri) 1.jpg
Tavkvetili seen from the village of Tabatskuri
Highest point
Elevation2,583 m (8,474 ft)
Coordinates41°40′52″N 43°43′17″E / 41.6811°N 43.7214°E / 41.6811; 43.7214Coordinates: 41°40′52″N 43°43′17″E / 41.6811°N 43.7214°E / 41.6811; 43.7214
Geography
Tavkvetili is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Tavkvetili
Tavkvetili
Location of the mountain
LocationGeorgia
Parent rangeAbul-Samsari Range
Geology
Age of rockLate Pleistocene[1]
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Type of rockAndesite and dacite
Last eruption8—18 ka ago[1]

Mount Tavkvetili (Georgian: თავკვეთილი) is a volcanic mountain in the northern part of the Abul-Samsari Range in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Southern Georgia.[2] It is also known as Gora Tavk'vetili and Mta Tavk'vetili. The elevation of the mountain is 2,583 metres (8,474 ft) above sea level and is the 323rd highest mountain in Georgia.[3] The mountain has the shape of a decapitated cone and is composed of young andesitic and andesitic-dacitic lavas. The lower slopes of Mount Tavkvetili are covered by subalpine meadows while the upper slopes are covered by alpine meadows.

Natural disasters[]

Mount Tavkvetili has destructive earthquakes around once every 50 years that rank over a 7 on the Richter magnitude scale.[4]

References[]

  • Georgian State (Soviet) Encyclopedia. 1979. Book 4. p. 569.
  1. ^ a b Lordkipanidze, D.; Ferring, R.; Bardintzeff, J. M.; Courtin-Nomade, A.; Renne, P. R.; Voinchet, P.; Mgeladze, A.; Messager, E.; Guillou, H. "New 40Ar/39Ar, unspiked K/Ar and geochemical constraints on the Pleistocene magmatism of the Samtskhe-Javakheti highlands (Republic of Georgia)". Quaternary International. 395: 45–59. ISSN 1040-6182.
  2. ^ "Gora Tavkvetili".
  3. ^ "Mta Tavk'vitili".
  4. ^ "Gora Tavkvetili".


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