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Cordón de Puntas Negras

Cordon de Puntas Negras

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 5852m
Last eruption: Unknown

Cordón de Puntas Negras — Photo: Gerard Prins · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Stratovolcano
Country: Chile
Region: South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 5852m
Coordinates: -23.743, -67.534
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Two intersecting volcanic chains, the Cordón de Puntas Negras and Cordón Chalviri, trend roughly SE from Chiliques volcano to Volcán Puntas Negras stratovolcano and SW from there to Cerro Tuyajto, respectively.

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From Wikipedia

Cordón de Puntas Negras is a 500 km2 (193 mi2) volcanic chain located east of the Salar de Atacama in Chile's Antofagasta Region.

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Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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