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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Chacana
The floor of the massive Chacana caldera is seen here in the foreground, looking SE with glacier-covered Antisana volcano in the distance. Chacana is a 32 x 24 km caldera complex of Pliocene-Holocene age. Its outer flanks extend over 50 km, making it one of the largest rhyolitic centers of the northern Andes. Numerous lava domes were constructed within the caldera, which has been the source of frequent Holocene explosive eruptions. Dacitic lava flows were erupted during the 18th century and numerous hot springs are found on the caldera floor. Photo by Minard Hall, 1976 (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito).
Volcano Number:
352022
Volcano Name:
Chacana
Country:
Ecuador
Volcano Type:
Caldera
Last Eruption:
1773 CE
Elevation:
4643m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
81716
Pop. within 10km:
81716
Pop. within 30km:
348743
Pop. within 100km:
3292546
Latitude:
-0.375
Longitude:
-78.25
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Chacana is a massive, eroded caldera complex of Pliocene-Holocene age that forms one of the largest rhyolitic centers of the northern Andes. The caldera is 32 km long in the N-S direction and 18-24 km wide E-W. It was constructed during three cycles of andesitic-to-rhyolitic volcanism, with major eruptions about 240,000, 180,00, and 160,000 years ago. Dacitic lava flows were erupted from caldera-floor fissures between about 30,000 and 21,000 years ago. Numerous lava domes were constructed within the caldera, which has been the source of frequent explosive eruptions throughout the Holocene as well as historical lava flows during the 18th century. The massive Antisana stratovolcano was constructed immediately to the SE.
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