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Cerro Minchincha

Olca-Paruma

Estratovolcán · Chile-Bolivia · 5705 m

The Olca-Paruma volcanic complex, seen here from the west, forms a 15-km-long E-W ridge forming the border between Chile and Bolivia and is comprised of several stratovolcanoes with Holocene lava flows.  Volcán Olca lies near the western end of the complex.  It is flanked to the east by Volcán Paruma, which is immediately west of the higher pre-Holocene Cerro Paruma volcano, the conical peak in the background.  Volcán Paruma has been the source of conspicuous fresh lava flows and has displayed persistent fumarolic activity in recent years.
The Olca-Paruma volcanic complex, seen here from the west, forms a 15-km-long E-W ridge forming the border between Chile and Bolivia and is comprised of several stratovolcanoes with Holocene lava flows. Volcán Olca lies near the western end of the complex. It is flanked to the east by Volcán Paruma, which is immediately west of the higher pre-Holocene Cerro Paruma volcano, the conical peak in the background. Volcán Paruma has been the source of conspicuous fresh lava flows and has displayed persistent fumarolic activity in recent years. · Foto: Photo by José Naranjo, 2001 (Servico Nacional de Geologica y Mineria). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Chile-Bolivia
Región
South America Volcanic Regions / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitud
5705 m
Coordenadas
-20.939, -68.413
Última erupción
Desconocido
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Resumen geológico

A 15-km-long E-W ridge forming the border between Chile and Bolivia is comprised of several stratovolcanoes with Holocene lava flows. Andesitic-dacitic lava flows extend as far as 5 km N from the active crater of Volcán Olca and to the north and west from vents farther to the west. Olca is flanked on the west by Cerro Michincha and on the east by Volcán Paruma, which is immediately west of the higher pre-Holocene Cerro Paruma volcano. Volcán Paruma has been the source of conspicuous fresh lava flows, one of which extends 7 km SE, and has displayed persistent fumarolic activity. The only reported historical activity from the complex was a flank eruption of unspecified character between 1865 and 1867, which SERNAGEOMIN notes is based on unconfirmed records.

Resumen de Wikipedia

El Olca es un estratovolcán ubicado en la cordillera de los Andes, en la frontera entre Bolivia y Chile. Se emplaza en el medio de un cordón montañoso de 15 km de largo compuesto de varios estratovolcanes. El cerro Minchincha se emplaza al oeste, y el Paruma al este. Pertenece a la zona volcánica central de los Andes (ZVCA) y presenta flujos de lava, de composición andesítica y dacítica, que se extienden por varios kilómetros hacia el norte del volcán. La última actividad conocida del cordón fue una erupción de uno de sus flancos entre 1865 y 1867.

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Historial de erupciones

Resumen (VEI en el tiempo)
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1865~1865 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?18651865186618661866

Línea de tiempo detallada

  1. 1865VEI ?Estimación geológica
    1865 – 1867

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