Caquena volcano

Lava dome(s) unknown
Northern Chile, -18.07°S / -69.22°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Caquena volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)

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Background

The Caquena andesitic lava domes are Potassium-Argon dated around 194,000 to 264,000 years before present (Worner et al. 1988).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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