Chile · Stratovolcano
Lonquimay
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2832m
- Last eruption
- 1990
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2832m
- Coordinates
- -38.379, -71.586
- Last eruption
- 1990
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Lonquimay is a small, flat-topped, symmetrical stratovolcano of late-Pleistocene to dominantly Holocene age immediately SE of Tolguaca volcano.
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From Wikipedia
Lonquimay Volcano is a stratovolcano of late-Pleistocene to dominantly Holocene age, with the shape of a truncated cone. The cone is largely andesitic, though basaltic and dacitic rocks are present. It is located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile, immediately SE of Tolhuaca volcano. Sierra Nevada and Llaima are their neighbors to the south. The snow-capped volcano lies within the protected area Malalcahuello-Nalcas.
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Eruption history
5 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1853 – 1990
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1988, the most recent of 3)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Detailed timeline
- 1988VEI 3Observed1988-12-25 – 1990-01-24NE flank (Navidad Crater)
- 1940VEI ?Method not stated1940-02-16 – end unknown
- 1933VEI 2Observed1933-01-04 – end unknown
- 1887VEI 3Observed1887-06-02 – 1890-01-16NE flank
- 1853VEI 3Observed1853-02-16 – end unknown
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