Nicaragua · Fissure vent
Volcán Granada
Granada
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Elevation
- 250m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Fissure vent
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Region
- Middle America & Caribbean / Central America Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 250m
- Coordinates
- 11.900, -85.979
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The Granada lineament, also known as the La Joya alignment, is an arcuate fissure extending from about 2 km SE of the Apoyo caldera rim around to N of the city of Granada.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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External links
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