25+ Mount Fuji Rock Type Background

25+ Mount Fuji Rock Type Background. Mount fuji, highest mountain in japan. The mountain contributes to japan's physical, cultural, and spiritual geography.

Mount Fuji Japan
Mount Fuji Japan from eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mount fuji is a symbol of japan. It is an active volcano, sitting on a triple junction of tectonic activity: It is also a journey into japanese culture.

Volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging.

The volcano rises about 3,500 m above the surrounding plain. The volcano rises about 3,500 m above the surrounding plain. Photograph courtesy of mike lyvers. Geologists identified four major stages of volcanic eruption in mount fuji's formation process.