GEOLOGICAL FEATURE OF THE WESTERN SLOPE OF ELBRUS VOLCANO AND PRIELBRUSYE

Abstract

In detail the geological feature of the Western Prielbrusye and the western, most difficult constructed slope of Elbrus volcano is considered. The most ancient thicknesses, the huge Kyukyurtli extrusive massif which is breaking through it’s and invested by younger lava streams are marked out. The independent eruptions centers of rhyolitic fluidolites and its ratio from Elbrus volcanic rocks are described. An absence of a caldera on Elbrus is shown. The age of volcanic rocks is proved by geological and geomorphological methods and neotectonic constructions taking into account data on isotope methods.