Chile · Stratovolcano
Mentolat
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1603m
- Last eruption
- 1710
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1603m
- Coordinates
- -44.693, -73.077
- Last eruption
- 1710
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Volcán Mentolat is an ice-filled 6-km-wide caldera in the central part of Magdalena Island across the Puyuhuapi strait from Puerto Cisnes. An eruption about 7,000 years ago produced a pumice and scoria layer that extends to the SE. A young-looking andesitic lava flow on the SW flank may be its most recent product. Reports by Serrano describe an eruption at the beginning of the 18th century that could refer to this lava flow.
From Wikipedia
Mentolat is an ice-filled, 6 km (4 mi) wide caldera in the central portion of Magdalena Island, Aisén Province, Chilean Patagonia. This caldera sits on top of a stratovolcano which has generated lava flows and pyroclastic flows. The caldera is filled with a glacier.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryDetailed timeline
- 1710 (±5 yrs)VEI ?Observed1710 – end unknown
- 5010 BCE (±60 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate5010 BCE – end unknown
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