Argentina · Stratovolcano
Tromen
Tromen Volcanic Plateau
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 4114m
- Last eruption
- 1822
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 4114m
- Coordinates
- -37.144, -70.033
- Last eruption
- 1822
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Tromen is an Argentinian stratovolcano that is the primary structure in an elongated volcanic plateau or field that extends about 70 km from Tilhue in the S to Piujenta in the N, including the Boliviano caldera and Palao dome.
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From Wikipedia
Tromen is a stratovolcano in western Argentina. It rises above the older caldera of the Volcán Negro del Tromen.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1751 – 1822
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1751)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1822VEI ?Observed1822-07-02 – end unknown
- 1751VEI 3Observed1751-12-31 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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