Argentina · Volcanic field
Infiernillo
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 3007m
- Last eruption
- -6890
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3007m
- Coordinates
- -35.123, -69.900
- Last eruption
- -6890
- Tectonic setting
- Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Infiernillo, a late-Pleistocene to Holocene basaltic andesite volcanic field along the Río Salado in Argentina lies about 70 km east of the crest of the Andes and NW of the town of Malargüe.
Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →
Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 6890 BCE (±40 yrs) – 6890 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 6890 BCE (±40 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate6890 BCE – end unknownVolcán Hoyo Colorado
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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- Smithsonian GVP source page
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