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Tahual

Stratovolcano · Guatemala · 1716m

Volcán Tahual rises about 700 m above plains south of the town of Monjas, seen here from the NE. The summit contains a broad erosional depression that opens at the NE base of the volcano (center). A Holocene cone near the NE base of Volcán Tahual produced a short lava flow, now vegetated to the right.
Volcán Tahual rises about 700 m above plains south of the town of Monjas, seen here from the NE. The summit contains a broad erosional depression that opens at the NE base of the volcano (center). A Holocene cone near the NE base of Volcán Tahual produced a short lava flow, now vegetated to the right. · Photo: Photo by Lee Siebert, 1993 (Smithsonian Institution). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Guatemala
Region
Middle America-Caribbean Volcanic Regions / Central America Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1716m
Coordinates
14.430, -89.900
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Geological summary

Deeply dissected Volcán Tahual rises ~700 m above plains S of the town of Monjas. The summit of the forested stratovolcano is cut by a broad erosional crater that extends to the base of the volcano and is narrowly breached to the NE. A Holocene pyroclastic cone near the NE base fed a short basaltic lava flow (Williams et al., 1964). The scenic lake-filled Laguna de Hoyo lies to the N. This steep-walled crater and the NE-flank cinder cone lie along faults bordering a graben that extends across the eastern base of the volcano to neighboring Retana caldera on the SE.

From Wikipedia

Tahual is a stratovolcano in southern Guatemala. The highest point of the volcano is at an altitude of 1,716 m above sea level.

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Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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