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Amorong

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Country:Philippines
Subregion Name:Luzon (Philippines)
Volcano Number:0703-085
Volcano Type: Lava domes
Volcano Status:Fumarolic
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 376 m 1,234 feet
Latitude: 15.828°N 15°49'42"N
Longitude: 120.805°E 120°48'18"E

Mount Amorong is the only one of a cluster of small trachyandesitic lava domes and diatremes at the northern end of the Luzon Central Plain that displays solfataric activity (Wolfe 1982, pers. comm.). A K-Ar date of about 1.14 million years was obtained from the Amorong complex, which lies along the Eastern Bataan volcanic lineament.

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