March 10, 2022
National Museum of Nature and Science
Kyoto University
Ehime University
Keio University
Takashi Sano (Mineral Science Research Group, Department of Geology and Paleontology) of the National Museum of Nature and Science (Director-General: Ken-ichi Shinoda) and his colleagues have revealed that Mount Popa in central Myanmar is an active volcano that began its activity approximately 330,000 years ago. Furthermore, they discovered that the lava forming the stratovolcano is a special type of volcanic rock known as "adakitic." They have also elucidated for the first time the magma generation mechanism, which is still active today, indicating that it is an active volcano with a high probability of future eruptions. The results of this research were published in the international scientific journal "Scientific Reports" on February 24, 2022.
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