Mount Aragats

Mount Aragats is a segregated four-crested well of lava massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at 4,090 m 13,420 ft above ocean level, is the most noteworthy purpose of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is additionally one of the most noteworthy focuses in the Armenian Highlands. The Aragats massif is encompassed by Kasagh River on the east, Akhurian River on the west, Ararat plain on the south and Shirak plain on the north. The periphery of the massif is around 200 km 120 mi, and spreads a region of 6,000 km2 2,300 sq mi or around 1⁄5 of Armenia's aggregate area. 944 km2 364 sq mi of the massif is situated over 2,000 m 6,600 ft. The spring of gushing lava was developed inside four distinct stages.

The primary stage conceivably 2.5Ma happened in the fundamental pit and auxiliary vents and was basaltic andesite in creation. It edits out in profound chasms. The second stage included the principal vent, auxiliary structures and was basaltic and andesitic in arrangement with ignimbrites and pyroclastics, with tuffs and magma streams radiating from satellite focuses. It was the most voluminous and incorporated the Shamiram and Egd backup focuses. The third stage while like the second was more confined in the territorial degree to the Mantash River bowl. The fourth stage included mafic magma streams from parasitic vents in the southern parts of the volcano.