Chile · Volcanic field
Caburgua-Huelemolle
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 1652m
- Last eruption
- -5050
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1652m
- Coordinates
- -39.250, -71.750
- Last eruption
- -5050
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Four groups of basaltic cinder cones lie east of Lago Villarrica and NE of Villarrica volcano. The northernmost and southernmost groups, the Volcanes de Caburgua and Volcán Huelemolle, respectively, lie along the major regional Liquine-Ofqui fault zone.
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From Wikipedia
Caburgua-Huelemolle consists of four groups of cinder cones, namely they are Volcanes de Caburgua, Volcán Huelemolle, Volcán Redondo and Pichares. Volcanes de Caburgua is a group formed by six pyroclastic cones located at the southern tip of the Caburgua Lake, which is a lava-dammed lake created by volcanic activity from the just mentioned cones. Volcán Huelemolle is a group of three cinder cones lying between the rivers Liucura and Trancura.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5050 BCE (±1000 yrs) – 5050 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 5050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate5050 BCE – end unknownHuelemolle and Caburgua cones
Nearby volcanoes
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