1. Mount Fuji Emily Rosales and Vincent Lin Dept. of Geology, Colby College http://www.climbingandrunning.com/to-the-top-of- fuji-san-mount-fuji/

2. Location Photos courtesy of Google Maps ©

3. Basic Information Type: Stratovolcano Elevation: 3776m above sea level Facts: – Highest volcano in Japan – Part of a chain of volcanoes within the Fuji Volcanic Zone – Simple conical shape

4. Plate Tectonics of Japan Mt. Fuji is on the Ring of Fire Meeting point of three plates – Philippine, North American, and Eurasian plate http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/japan-new-zetatalk-added-more

5. Eruption History Last Erupted in 1707 Earliest Eruption: 781 13 times in the last thousand years Still active today http://echeng.com/journal/2006/12/30/mt-fuji-from-the-air/

6. Volcanic Hazards Ash and pumice from explosive eruptions Potential basaltic pyroclastic flow http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2013/05/21/photographing-the-many-faces-of- mt-fuji/ http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/tephra/

7. Rocks and Deposits Primarily basalt, also andesite, dacite, and other rocks Lava basaltic, flows easier Pyroclastic flows http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/tephra/

8. Current Activity Critical state Attention was given to the volcano after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami Debates on whether it will erupt in 2015 http://jto.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nn20130801f2a.jpg

9. Fun Facts Considered a sacred mountain Visited by tens of thousands of pilgrims Multiple shrines throughout the mountain Symbol of Japan Inspired artists and poets Popular spot for tourism: hiking http://www.japan-guide.com/g8/6365_01.jpg http://nexttriptourism.com/mount-fuji-where-tourism- japan/climbing-mount-fuji-where-tourism-japan/

10. Bibliography Klemetti, Erik, 2010: Mt. Fuji: Japan’s sacred volcano, at http://bigthink.com/eruptions/mt-fuji-japans-sacred- volcano (accessed on 26 January, 2015)http://bigthink.com/eruptions/mt-fuji-japans-sacred- volcano National Geographic: Mount Fuji: Symbol of Japan, at http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/mount-fuji/?ar_a=1 (accessed on 26 January, 2015) http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/mount-fuji/?ar_a=1 Scudder, Rebecca, 2011: Geology of the Fuji Volcano, at http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science- environmental/articles/94885.aspx (accessed on 26 January, 2015)http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science- environmental/articles/94885.aspx Skizuoka Prefecture: What’s Mt. Fuji, at http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/fuji/whatfuji.html (accessed on 26 January, 2015)http://www.pref.shizuoka.jp/a_foreign/english/fuji/whatfuji.html Volcano Discovery: Mt. Fuji Volcano, at http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fuji.html (accessed on 26 January, 2015)http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fuji.html Watanabe, S., E. Widom, T. Ui, N. Miyaji, A.M. Roberts, 2006: The Evolution of a chemically zoned magma chamber: The 1707 Eruption of Fuji Volcano, Japan. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, vol. 152, issues 1-2, pp 1-19. Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro, Toshitsugu Fujii, Takayuki Kaneko, Atsushi Yasuda, Setsuya Nakada, and Akikazu Matsumoto, 2010: Evolution of Mount Fuji, Japan: Inference from drilling into the subaerial oldest volcano, pre-Komitake. Island Arc, vol. 19, pp 470-488.