Mount Hako

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Mount Hako
函岳
Highest point
Elevation 1,129.4 m (3,705 ft)
Listing List of mountains and hills of Japan by height
Coordinates 44°39′57″N142°24′44″E / 44.66583°N 142.41222°E / 44.66583; 142.41222
Geography
Location Hokkaidō, Japan
Parent range Kitami Mountains
Topo map Geographical Survey Institute 25000:1 函岳
25000:1 屋根棟山
50000:1 名寄
50000:1 枝幸
Geology
Age of rock Middle MioceneLate Miocene
Mountain type volcanic
Volcanic arc/belt Kurile Arc

Mount Hako(函岳,Hako-dake) is a mountain in the Kitami Mountains. It is located on the border of Bifuka, Otoineppu and Esashi, Hokkaidō, Japan.

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Mount Hako is made from mafic non-alkali rock from 15 to 7 million years old. [1]

Mafic Silicate mineral or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron

Mafic is an adjective describing a silicate mineral or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron, and is thus a portmanteau of magnesium and ferric. Most mafic minerals are dark in color, and common rock-forming mafic minerals include olivine, pyroxene, amphibole, and biotite. Common mafic rocks include basalt, diabase and gabbro. Mafic rocks often also contain calcium-rich varieties of plagioclase feldspar.

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Hako is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It may also refer to:

References

  1. "Hokkaido". Seamless digital geological map of Japan. Geological Survey of Japan, AIST. 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-06.