Kaiserstuhl Volcano
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 22:09 GMT -
stratovolcano 545 m
Germany, 48.1°N / 7.68°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Germany, 48.1°N / 7.68°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
An very old stratovolcano that dominated the Rhine river plain.
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Kaiserstuhl volcano eruptions: Last eruptions 16-19 million years ago
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Background
Petrologically the Kaiserstuhl is an alcali-carbonatite volcano that erupted about 16-19 million years ago in the Miocaene. There have been many pyroclastic flows and lava flows around the volcanic complexe. Some of the subvolcanic intrusions form the todays parts of the volcano. This stratovolcano originally had an altitude of 1000 - 2000 m. The Rhein river graben system was one of the causes why there was volcanic activitiy around the area of western "black forest" / Schwarzwald.Kaiserstuhl Volcano Photos
The volcano complex Kaiserstuhl is situated in the south west of Germany near the city of Freiburg. It is one of the most interesting volcanoes in Germany and for example...
Opale (hyalite) from the German volcano Kaiserstuhl (Photo: Tobias Schorr)
The mild climate of the Kaiserstuhl volcano region in southwest Germany makes it an ideal area for wine and fruit growing. (Photo: Janka)
Midsummer on the hillsides of Kaiserstuhl volcano, Germany (Photo: Janka)