Mud volcano Ahtarma-Pashaly

It is one of the largest mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan which absolute height is 300m. It is situated 35km north-north-west off Shirvan town within south-east Shirvan area. Mud volcano crater has not been preserved, whereas its oval crater field is quite large – 10sq km. Total area occupied by outburst mud breccias measures about 400 he, which volumetric volume amounts to 16B cu m a d its thickness varies from 100-300m in margins and up to 600m (in its central part). Mud volcano vent width reaches up to 700-750m. Top surface of the mud breccias cover is concaved which dimensions measures 150-

200m Mud volcano appearance looks like a cone characterized with large amount of seeping out oil and referred to a category of recurrently erupting. While September, 1948 eruption dense smoke rose up to 20-30m high followed by black column of oil and gas. During mud volcano eruption in 1969naverage amount of outburst breccias measuresd 30 th cu m. Oil seeping gryphones within the crater field of Akhtarma-Pashaly mud volcano.