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Zitácuaro-Valle de Bravo

Zitacuaro-Valle de Bravo

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
3500m
Last eruption
-3050
This view from the north shows the Cerro el Cacique lava dome, part of the extensive Zitácuaro-Valle de Bravo volcanic field in the central Mexican Volcanic Belt. The dome rises over the city of Heroica de Zitácuaro, which is built on top of a deposit originating from collapse of the Cerro Pelón lava dome (visible to the left of the Cacique dome). Andesite lava flows to the south in the Valle de Bravo area are as young as about 5,000 years.
This view from the north shows the Cerro el Cacique lava dome, part of the extensive Zitácuaro-Valle de Bravo volcanic field in the central Mexican Volcanic Belt. The dome rises over the city of Heroica de Zitácuaro, which is built on top of a deposit originating from collapse of the Cerro Pelón lava dome (visible to the left of the Cacique dome). Andesite lava flows to the south in the Valle de Bravo area are as young as about 5,000 years. · Photo: Photo by Lucia Capra, 1993 (courtesy of José Macías, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Mexico
Region
Middle America & Caribbean / Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3500m
Coordinates
19.400, -100.250
Last eruption
-3050
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Dacite

Geological summary

The Zitácuaro-Valle de Bravo volcanic field in the central part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt consists of a broad region of shield volcanoes, lava domes, and cinder cones surrounding the city of Heroica de Zitácuaro.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
3050 BCE (±2000 yrs) – 3050 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 0 (3050 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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3050 BCE~3050 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 03050 BCE3050 BCE3049 BCE3049 BCE3049 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 3050 BCE (±2000 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate
    3050 BCE – end unknown
    West of Valle de Bravo

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