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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Azufre, Cerro del
Volcano Number:
355061
Volcano Name:
Azufre, Cerro del
Country:
Chile
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Elevation:
5846m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
0
Pop. within 10km:
58
Pop. within 30km:
1143
Pop. within 100km:
55567
Latitude:
-21.787
Longitude:
-68.237
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Cerro del Azufre is the largest and youngest volcanic center of a 50-km-long, NW-SE-trending chain of Chilean volcanoes just W of the Bolivian border, S of Salar de Ascotán. The northern summit forms the high point of the andesitic volcano; an older southern stratovolcano extends SE towards the Pleistocene Cerro Aguilucho volcano. A large group of late-Pleistocene lava flows originating from the northern cone extends toward the northern flanks and partially overlies a debris-avalanche deposit now largely buried by the Salar de Ascotán. The Chanka (Pabellón) dacitic lava-dome complex occupying the lower W flank is pristine-looking, but has been Potassium-Argon dated at 1.5 million years. Two possible Holocene dacitic lava domes that were erupted along a NW-SE line E of the summit ridge mark the most recent effusive activity, but two youthful-looking craters on the main edifice could be Holocene.
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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