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Chile · Stratovolcano

Acamarachi

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
6023m
Last eruption
Unknown
Acamarachi
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Chile
Region
South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
6023m
Coordinates
-23.292, -67.618
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Dacite
Geological summary

Acamarachi, a steep-sided andesitic-dacitic volcano, forms the highest peak in this part of the northern Andes. Also known as Cerro Pili, it is at the SSE end of a small volcanic complex that extends from the neighboring volcano Colachi to the NNW. A large lava dome is located on its N flank. A poorly preserved summit crater and the absence of youthful flank lava flows suggest that the volcano was largely constructed in pre-Holocene times, although the summit lava flows draping the upper cone were considered to be of Holocene age (González-Ferrán, 1995).

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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