Mud volcano on the same name island (4x5 km size) of Baku archipelago in some km to SEE from Baku city.
Main volcanic activity epizodes were observed in 1857, 1859, 1940, 1947, 1959, 1960 and 1963 years. The most strong eruptions occured in 1857 and 1940, when volumes of erupted breccias reached up to some millions of cubic meters and flame pillars was up to kilometer high.
The most interesting mineralization (native metals, akdalaite) is connected with ejecta of 1947 eruption.
http://www.maik.rssi.ru/cgi-bin/search.pl?type=abstract&name=litmin&number=4&year=96&page=301
ref:
Novgorodova M.I., Mamedov Yu.G. (1996) Native aluminium from mud volcano of Bulla island (Caspian sea), - Litologiya i poleznye iskopaemye, N4, p. 339-349 (in Rus.)
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Map Reference: 49°38'36"N , 39°59'23"E
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