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Cordón del Azufre

Cordon del Azufre

Type: Complex volcano
Elevation: 5481m
Last eruption: Unknown

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Type: Complex volcano
Country: Chile · Argentina
Region: South America / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation: 5481m
Coordinates: -25.336, -68.521
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Composite
Major rock type: Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

Cordón del Azufre is a small volcanic complex straddling the Chile-Argentina border. The complex consists of a cluster of lava flows from vents on the NE side, wholly within Argentina, and a 5-km-long chain of vents along the border with Chile.

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From Wikipedia

Cordón del Azufre is an inactive complex volcano located in the Central Andes, at the border of Argentina and Chile. It consists of three stages of volcanic cones and associated lava flows, and its activity is a consequence of the subduction of the Nazca Plate underneath the South American Plate. North of it are the dormant volcano Lastarria and the actively uplifting Lazufre region.

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Eruption history

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No eruption records available.

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