Chile · Argentina · Stratovolcano
San José
San Jose
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 6070m
- Last eruption
- 1960
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile · Argentina
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 6070m
- Coordinates
- -33.789, -69.895
- Last eruption
- 1960
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Volcán San José lies along the Chile-Argentina border at the southern end of a volcano group that includes the Pleistocene volcanoes of Marmolejo and Espíritu Santo.
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From Wikipedia
San José Volcano is the stratovolcano that gives its name to a massive volcanic group, at about 90 km (56 mi) from Santiago de Chile at the end of the Cajón del Maipo on the Chile-Argentina border. It lies on the south end of an approximately 10 km (6 mi) x 5 km (3 mi) complex that includes the La Engorda, Espiritu Santo, Plantat and Marmolejo volcanoes, the latter of which is located on the Northern end of the group.
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Eruption history
7 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 7
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1822 – 1960
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1960, the most recent of 6)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Detailed timeline
- 1960VEI 2Observed1960-07-02 – end unknown
- 1959VEI 2Observed1959-07-02 – end unknown
- 1895VEI 2Observed1895-07-02 – 1897-07-02
- 1889VEI 2Observed1889-07-02 – 1890-07-02
- 1881VEI 2Observed1881-07-02 – end unknown
- 1838VEI 1Observed1838-07-02 – end unknown
- 1822VEI 2Observed1822-11-19 – 1838-07-02
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