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Kolumbo submarine volcano, Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greecei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kolumbo submarine volcano | Volcano |
| Santorini Island | Island |
| Thira | Regional Unit |
| South Aegean | Administrative Region |
| Greece | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 31' 0'' North , 25° 29' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Monólithos | 181 (2017) | 11.6km |
| Oía | 3,376 (2016) | 11.9km |
| Firá | 2,376 (2017) | 11.9km |
| Mesariá | 1,233 (2016) | 13.7km |
| Manolás | 160 (2015) | 16.0km |
3 km in diameter with a crater 1.5 km across rising from a depth of 504 m to 18 m. The Kolumbo Hydrothermal Field is between between 492 and 504 m depth. Last eruption in 1650.
Belongs to the Christiana–Santorini–Kolumbo volcanic field, an active and complex magmatic-hydrothermal system.
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7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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References
Nomikou, P., Carey, S., Papanikolaou, D., Croff Bell, K., Sakellariou, D., Alexandri, M., Bejelou, K. (2012) Submarine volcanoes of the Kolumbo volcanic zone NE of Santorini Caldera, Greece. Global and Planetary Change, 90. 135-151 doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.01.001
Kilias, Stephanos P., Nomikou, Paraskevi, Papanikolaou, Dimitrios, Polymenakou, Paraskevi N., Godelitsas, Athanasios, Argyraki, Ariadne, Carey, Steven, Gamaletsos, Platon, Mertzimekis, Theo J., Stathopoulou, Eleni, Goettlicher, Joerg, Steininger, Ralph, Betzelou, Konstantina, Livanos, Isidoros, Christakis, Christos, Bell, Katherine Croff, Scoullos, Michael (2013) New insights into hydrothermal vent processes in the unique shallow-submarine arc-volcano, Kolumbo (Santorini), Greece. Scientific Reports, 3. doi:10.1038/srep02421
Cantner, Kathleen, Carey, Steven, Nomikou, Paraskevi (2014) Integrated volcanologic and petrologic analysis of the 1650AD eruption of Kolumbo submarine volcano, Greece. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 269. 28-43 doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.10.004
Preine, J., Karstens, J., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P., Schmid, F., Crutchley, G.J., Druitt, T.H., Papanikolaou, D. (2022) Spatio-temporal evolution of the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field, Aegean Sea. Geology, 50 (1) 96-100 doi:10.1130/g49167.1
Patten, Clifford Georges Charles, Hector, Simon, Kilias, Stephanos, Ulrich, Marc, Peillod, Alexandre, Beranoaguirre, Aratz, Nomikou, Paraskevi, Eiche, Elisabeth, Kolb, Jochen (2024) Transfer of sulfur and chalcophile metals via sulfide-volatile compound drops in the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field. Nature Communications, 15 (1) doi:10.1038/s41467-024-48656-9
Hector, Simon, Patten, Clifford G. C., Beranoaguirre, Aratz, Lanari, Pierre, Kilias, Stephanos, Nomikou, Paraskevi, Peillod, Alexandre, Eiche, Elisabeth, Kolb, Jochen (2024) Magmatic evolution of the Kolumbo submarine volcano and its implication to seafloor massive sulfide formation. Mineralium Deposita, 59 (6) 1229-1248 doi:10.1007/s00126-024-01262-7
Kolumbo submarine volcano, Santorini Island, Thira, South Aegean, Greece