Puelche Volcanic Field volcano
Volcanic field 3140 m / 10302 ft
Central Chile, -35.78°S / -70.48°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Puelche Volcanic Field volcano books
Central Chile, -35.78°S / -70.48°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Puelche Volcanic Field volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Puelche Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Puelche Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
The Pleistocene Puelche volcanic field is the largest cluster of Quaternary rhyolitic lava flows known to date in the Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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