Juriques
Licancabur
Stratovolcano · Chile-Bolivia · 5916m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Chile-Bolivia
- Region
- South America Volcanic Regions / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 5916m
- Coordinates
- -22.830, -67.880
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary
The symmetrical steep-sided Licancabur stratovolcano was constructed primarily during the Holocene and contains a lake in its 400-m-wide summit crater. The Pleistocene Juriques volcano is located immediately to the SE and is capped by a 1.5-km-wide summit crater. Archaeological ruins were found on the crater rim. The shallow freshwater summit lake is 70 x 90 m and has a measured temperature of 6°C, supporting growth of planktonic fauna at nearly 6,000 m elevation. Young blocky andesitic lava flows with prominent levees extend up to 6 km down the NW-to-SW flanks; older flows reach up to 15 km from the summit crater and are covered by pyroclastic-flow deposits that extend 12 km. The most recent activity produced flank lava flows.
From Wikipedia
Juriques is a stratovolcano on the border between Bolivia and Chile. It is located immediately southeast of Licancabur volcano. Its summit is at 5,704 m (18,714 ft) with a crater 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in its widest diameter. Laguna Verde lies at the foot of this volcano. There are archaeological sites on its summit or its environs.
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Eruption history
Detailed timeline
No eruption records available.
External links
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