Chile · Caldera
Sollipulli
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 2282m
- Last eruption
- 1240
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2282m
- Coordinates
- -38.970, -71.520
- Last eruption
- 1240
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Caldera
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The 4-km-wide, glacier-filled Sollipulli caldera lies E of the Pleistocene Nevados de Sollipulli complex.
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From Wikipedia
Sollipulli is an ice-filled volcanic caldera and volcanic complex, which lies southeast of the small town of Melipeuco in the La Araucanía Region, Chile. It is part of the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes, one of the four volcanic belts in the Andes chain.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 920 BCE (±75 yrs) – 1240
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (920 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1240 (±50 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate1240 – end unknownNorth flank (Redondo, Chufquén)
- 920 BCE (±75 yrs)VEI 5Geological estimate920 BCE – end unknownSW caldera rim (Alpehué crater)
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