Chile · Lava cone

Tilocálar

Tilocalar

Type: Lava cone
Elevation: 3109m
Last eruption: Unknown

Tilocálar — Photo: Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Type: Lava cone
Country: Chile
Region: South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 3109m
Coordinates: -23.970, -68.130
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Minor
Major rock type: Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Two small eruptive vents that produced lava flows lie about 3 km apart in the Callejón de Tilocálar area. Lava flows overlie Pliocene ignimbrites and were considered to be of Pleistocene-Holocene age by González-Ferrán (1995). The larger feature, Tilocálar Sur, lies about 3.5 km SW of Tilocálar Norte. Four basaltic andesite to andesitic lava flows originated from Tilocálar Sur, and an explosion crater lies a kilometer to the south. The Tilocálar Norte lies near the eastern wall of the Callejón de Tilocálar and produced lava flows that traveled primarily to the north.

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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