Chile · Shield volcano
Purico Complex
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Elevation
- 5703m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Shield volcano
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 5703m
- Coordinates
- -23.000, -67.750
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Shield
- Major rock type
- Dacite
Geological summary
The Purico volcanic complex consists of two ignimbrite sheets, separated by a short erosional interval, that were erupted about 1.3 million years ago, along with several stratovolcanoes and lava domes that define a postulated 10 x 20 km ring fracture.
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From Wikipedia
The Purico complex is a Pleistocene volcanic complex in Chile close to Bolivia, formed by an ignimbrite, several lava domes and stratovolcanoes and one maar. It is in the Chilean segment of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of the four volcanic belts which make up the Andean Volcanic Belt. The Central Volcanic Zone spans Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina and includes 44 active volcanoes as well as the Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex, a system of large calderas and ignimbrites of which Purico is a member. Licancabur to the north, La Pacana southeast and Guayaques to the east are separate volcanic systems.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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