Tavkvetili

Tavkvetili
თავკვეთილი
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; 43.7214
Geography
Tavkvetiliთავკვეთილი is located in Samtskhe-Javakheti
Tavkvetiliთავკვეთილი
Tavkvetili
თავკვეთილი
Location within Samtskhe-Javakheti
Tavkvetiliთავკვეთილი is located in Georgia
Tavkvetiliთავკვეთილი
Tavkvetili
თავკვეთილი
Location within Georgia
LocationGeorgia
Parent rangeAbul-Samsari Range
Geology
Rock ageLate Pleistocene
Stratovolcano
Rock type(s)Andesite and dacite
Last eruption8—18 ka ago

Mount Tavkvetili (Georgian: თავკვეთილი) is a volcanic mountain in the northern part of the Abul-Samsari Range in the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Kvemo Kartli region of Southern Georgia. 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. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 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".