Chile · Stratovolcano
Guallatiri, Chile
Guallatiri
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 6071m
- Last eruption
- 1960
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 6071m
- Coordinates
- -18.420, -69.092
- Last eruption
- 1960
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
One of northern Chile's most active volcanoes, Volcán Guallatiri is a symmetrical ice-clad stratovolcano at the SW end of the Nevados de Quimsachata volcano group.
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From Wikipedia
Guallatiri is a volcano in Chile with an elevation of 6,060 to 6,071 m. It is located southwest of the Nevados de Quimsachata volcanic group; some sources classify Guallatiri as a member. Guallatiri is a stratovolcano with numerous fumaroles around the summit. The summit may be a lava dome or volcanic plug, while the lower flanks of the volcano are covered by lava flows and lava domes. The volcano's eruptions have produced mostly dacite along with andesite and rhyolite. Past glaciation has left moraines on Guallatiri.
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Eruption history
6 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 2
- Span of confirmed record
- 1825 (±25 yrs) – 1960
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1960, the most recent of 4)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 3
Detailed timeline
- 1985VEI ?Method not stated1985-12-01 – end unknown
- 1960VEI 2Observed1960-12-02 – end unknown
- 1959VEI 2Observed1959-07-15 – end unknown
- 1913VEI 2Observed1913-07-02 – end unknown
- 1908VEI ?Method not stated1908-07-02 – end unknown
- 1825 (±25 yrs)VEI 2Observed1825-07-02 – end unknown
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