Mentolat volcanostratovolcano 1660 m / 5,446 ft
Southern Chile and Argentina, South America, -44.7°S / -73.08°W Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) [hide map] [enlarge map]
Typical eruption style: explosive
Mentolat volcano eruptions: 1710 ± 5, 5010 BC ± 50 years Last earthquakes nearby:
The most recent eruption at Mentolat volcano was around the year 1710. It may have produced a prominent young andesitic lava flow on the western slope of the volcano. An explosive eruption about 7000 years ago produced a wide-spread pumice and scoria layer that extends to the SE. |
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