Chiles-Cerro Negro

Colombia · Ecuador · Estratovolcán

Chiles-Cerro Negro

Tipo: Estratovolcán
Altitud: 4698 m
Última erupción: 1936

Cerro Negro de Mayasquer (Ieft) and snow-capped Volcán Chiles (right), seen here from the south, are twin volcanoes that straddle the Colombia-Ecuador border. Chiles volcano is of Pleistocene age, but has hot springs and an active hydrothermal system on its eastern flank. Cerro Negro de Mayasquer is a stratovolcano with a caldera open to the west. Andesitic and dacitic lava flows are of possible Holocene age. Solfataras are found on the shore of a small crater lake. · Foto: Photo by Minard Hall, 1985 (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito)

Tipo: Estratovolcán
País: Colombia · Ecuador
Región: América del Sur / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitud: 4698 m
Coordenadas: 0.817, -77.938
Última erupción: 1936
Contexto tectónico: Zona de subducción / Corteza continental (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica: Compuesto
Roca principal: Dacita

Resumen geológico

Original en inglés

The Chiles-Cerro Negro volcanic complex includes both the Pleistocene Chiles and the Cerro Negro de Mayasquer stratovolcanoes astride the Colombia-Ecuador border.

Extracto del Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Leer el resumen completo en el GVP →