Mexico · Volcanic field
Mascota Volcanic Field
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 2525m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Mexico
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2525m
- Coordinates
- 20.567, -104.817
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
A group of calc-alkaline andesitic and lamprophyre cinder cones and lava domes, along with associated lava flows, is located near the town of Mascota about 50 km E of Puerto Vallarta.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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