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Chaîne des Puys

Chaine des Puys

Type
Lava dome
Elevation
1464m
Last eruption
-4040
Chaîne des Puys
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Type
Lava dome
Country
France
Region
Europe / Western European Volcanic Province
Elevation
1464m
Coordinates
45.786, 2.981
Last eruption
-4040
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

The Chaîne des Puys, prominent in the history of volcanology, form a N-S-trending chain of basaltic and trachytic cinder cones, basaltic maars, and trachytic lava domes in France's Massif Central that has been active into the Holocene.

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From Wikipedia

The Chaîne des Puys is a north-south oriented volcanic field, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long, comprising 48 cinder cones, eight lava domes, and 15 maars and explosion craters, in the Massif Central of France. Its highest point is the lava dome of Puy de Dôme, located near the middle of the chain, which is 1,465 metres (4,806 ft) high. The name of the range comes from a regional French term, puy, which refers to a volcanic mountain with a rounded profile. A date of 4040 BC is usually given for the last eruption of a Chaîne des Puys volcano.

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Eruption history

8 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
8
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
7840 BCE (±200 yrs) – 4040 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
No VEI recorded
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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7840 BCE~7640 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI ?7040 BCE~6840 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6640 BCE~6440 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6440 BCE~6240 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?6040 BCE~5840 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?5840 BCE~5640 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?4240 BCE~4040 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?7840 BCE6840 BCE6040 BCE5040 BCE4240 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 4040 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    4040 BCE – end unknown
    Montcineyre, Estivadoux, Pavin
  2. 5760 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    5760 BCE – end unknown
    Puy de Come, Puy Montchier
  3. 6020 BCE (±150 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    6020 BCE – end unknown
    Puy de Lassolas, Puy de la Vache
  4. 6250 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6250 BCE – end unknown
    Puy de Pariou
  5. 6550 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    6550 BCE – end unknown
    Puys Chopine, Vasset, Cratère Kilian
  6. 7020 BCE (±100 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7020 BCE – end unknown
  7. 7740 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    7740 BCE – end unknown
    Puy Mey
  8. 7840 BCE (±200 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    7840 BCE – end unknown
    Western Puy de Dôme

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