Dushanzi mud volcano in Xinjiang
2 min readDushanzi mud volcano
Karamay Mud Volcano is located in a peak in northern Dushanzi. There are two main volcanic vents at a distance of about 100m. and the larger one is more than lm above the ground of about 60cm in diameter There is thick mud inside of the vents, and the mud isgrayish-green with slight oil odor, and mud bubbles emit continuously, the gathered mud overflows from the southwestern gap. The gushing mud flow form a conical mound on the earth’s surface with the bottom diameter of more than 10m, and dry mud blocks on the surface Dushanzi is also quite unique, the mountain is about 7km long from north to south and about 6km wide from east to west with a peak of 1. 283m high: it leans abruptly on the plain facing the Hailiefei Mountain in Wusu County in the west across the Kuitun River.
Mud Volcano is also called fake Volcano, which is the mud lump formed by the constantly spouted natural gas together with water, mud, sand and rock debris under pressure. It may be the end of the volcanic activity, and may also be product of sprayed natural gas. Dushanzi Mud Volcano belongs to the latter. There are many mud volcanoes between Tainan and Kaohsiung in Taiwan China Dushanzi mud volcano has a high scientific value and ornamental value, and it is near the dushanzi City with convenient transportation: it is also a spot overlooking dushanzi City combined with the spots of the First Well and The First Pan, so tourists at home and abroad often enjoy themselves so much that they forget to leave.
