Vulkanausbruch

Eruption of Chacana

1773 · 0.38° S, 78.25° W

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Wann
1773
Art
Vulkanausbruch
Koordinaten
0.38° S, 78.25° W
Vei
0
Vent
South part of caldera
Dated by
Observations: Reported
Volcano number
352022
Eruption number
11458

Chacana

Chacana is a large 32-km long - 18–24 km wide caldera that has erupted in historical times. It forms one of the largest rhyolite centers in the Northern Andes with major eruptions over the past 240,000, 180,00, and 160,000 years ago and has had andesitic-rhyolitic volcanism. With dacitic lava flows continuing into historical times. Lava domes were also constructed in the Holocene.

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