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Cagua Volcano: Eruptive History and Facts

The document summarizes information about Cagua Volcano located in northern Luzon Island, Philippines. It has a 1.5 km wide summit crater with steep walls. The volcano has been active in the past, including possible eruptions in 1907 and 1860. It currently has thermal areas and six hot springs nearby. The volcano was formed over three phases between 1.5-0.3 million years ago, starting with effusive eruptions of basaltic-andesite and basalt lava flows, followed by explosive eruptions of andesitic pyroclastic flows, and more recent phreatomagmatic activity producing ash flows.

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Cagua Volcano: Eruptive History and Facts

The document summarizes information about Cagua Volcano located in northern Luzon Island, Philippines. It has a 1.5 km wide summit crater with steep walls. The volcano has been active in the past, including possible eruptions in 1907 and 1860. It currently has thermal areas and six hot springs nearby. The volcano was formed over three phases between 1.5-0.3 million years ago, starting with effusive eruptions of basaltic-andesite and basalt lava flows, followed by explosive eruptions of andesitic pyroclastic flows, and more recent phreatomagmatic activity producing ash flows.

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Cagua Volcano
Cagua is an active stratovolcano at the NE tip of northern Luzon Island, Philippines. It has a
circular summit crater of 1.5 km diameter, with steep, 60-m-high walls, and is locally known as
the "Fire Mountain". The volcano might have erupted in 1907, when strong fumarole activity
was noted. A phreatic explosion in 1860 may have generated pyroclastic flows.
At present, there are thermal areas near the summit crater and on the NW and NNE [Link]
mountain is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Gonzaga, Cagayan and 14 kilometres
(8.7 mi) south of Port Irene in Santa Ana, Cagayan. Activity of the early Pleistocene
erupted basaltic andesite or effusive basalt. The volcano was covered by enormous lava
flowsfrom 600,000 to 300,000 years ago. It has seen activity ranging from phreatic eruptions
to ash flows. The volcano is topped by a 1.5 kilometers (1 mi) wide crater marked by sharp and
precipitous walls.
It has six hot springs. Maasok near the crater; Marafil in the northwest; Manaring, 5 kilometres
(3.1 mi) north-northeast; San Jose, 10 km (6.2 mi) north-northeast; Kabinlangan, 3 km (1.9 mi)
northwest and Paminta, 2 km (1.2 mi) north-northwest.
Mount Cagua volcano belongs to the Babuya segment where it is part of a N-S line of the active
volcanoes, east of the older, now extinct volcanic range of Northern Luzon.
The lavas of Cagua are basaltic and andesitic in composition and belong to the calcalkaline
series.
The volcano has been formed in 3 phases:
1) Effusive eruptions feeding basaltic-andesite and basaltic lava flows between 1.5 and 1.2
Million years ago.
2) Explosive eruptions with thick andesitic pyroclastic flows in the interval from 600,000 300,000 years ago. These deposits covered the entire volcano.
3) Recent phreatomagmatic activity producing ash flows.

Allysa Mae E. Mendoza


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Taal Volcano is a complex volcano located on the island of Luzon in

the Philippines. t is the second most active volcano in the


Philippines with 33 historical eruptions. All of these eruptions are
concentrated on Volcano Island, an island near the middle ofTaal
Lake. The lake partially fills Taal Caldera, which was formed by
prehistoric eruptions between 140,000 and 5,380 BP Viewed
from Tagaytay Ridge. Taal Volcano and Lake presents one of the
most picturesque and attractive views in the Philippines. The
volcano had several violent eruptions in the past causing loss of
life in the island and the populated areas surrounding the lake,
with the death toll estimated at around 5,000 to 6,000. Because
of its proximity to populated areas and its eruptive history, the
volcano was designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of close study
to prevent future natural disasters. All volcanoes of the
Philippines are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Taal Volcano and Lake are wholly located in
the province of Batangas. The northern half of Volcano Island falls
under the jurisdiction of the lake shore town of Talisay, and the
southern half to San Nicolas. Permanent settlement on the island
is prohibited by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology or PHIVOLCS, declaring the whole Volcano Island as a
high-risk area and a Permanent Danger Zone. Despite the

warnings, poor families have settled on the island, risking their


lives, earning a living by fishing and farming crops from the rich
volcanic soil.

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