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Ecuador · Pyroclastic cone

Licto volcanic field

Licto

Type
Pyroclastic cone
Elevation
3322m
Last eruption
Unknown
Cerro Tulabug (right-center), part of the Licto group of basaltic andesite to andesitic scoria cones, is seen here from the SW. The cones lie along the Río Chambo about 25 km SE of the city of Riobamba and just north of the town of Licto and form the southernmost area of Quaternary volcanism in the Interandean valley of Ecuador. The cloud-draped conical volcano in the left-center background is Reventador, and the Cordillera Real forms the right horizon.
Cerro Tulabug (right-center), part of the Licto group of basaltic andesite to andesitic scoria cones, is seen here from the SW. The cones lie along the Río Chambo about 25 km SE of the city of Riobamba and just north of the town of Licto and form the southernmost area of Quaternary volcanism in the Interandean valley of Ecuador. The cloud-draped conical volcano in the left-center background is Reventador, and the Cordillera Real forms the right horizon. · Photo: Photo by Patricio Ramon, 1998 (Instituto Geofisca, Escuela Politecnica Nacional).
Type
Pyroclastic cone
Country
Ecuador
Region
South America / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3322m
Coordinates
-1.786, -78.614
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Minor (basaltic)
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Licto group of scoria cones lies along the Río Chambo ~25 km SE of the city of Riobamba and just north of the town of Licto.

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From Wikipedia

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Licto is a volcanic field in Ecuador, close to the town of Licto.

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Eruption history

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Detailed timeline

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