Guatemala · Volcanic field
Cuilapa-Barbarena
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 1454m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Guatemala
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1454m
- Coordinates
- 14.330, -90.400
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Cuilapa-Barbarena volcanic field contains approximately 70 Quaternary cinder cones, generally less than 100 m high.
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From Wikipedia
The Cuilapa-Barbarena volcanic field is a field of cinder cones in Guatemala with approximately 70 cones. At an elevation of 1,454 m, the field is located over the intersection of the local Jalpatagua fault with the Miocene Santa Rosa de Lima caldera. The youngest cones postdate the last activity phase of Tecuamburro and may be of Holocene age, but with no confirmed evidence.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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