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Volcán Mentolat

Mentolat

Estratovolcán · Chile · 1603 m

Volcán Mentolat is an ice-filled 6-km-wide caldera in the central part of Magdalena Island, across the Puyuhuapi strait from the town of Puerto Cisnes.  A young-looking andesitic lava flow on the west side of the volcano may be its most recent product.  Historical reports describe an eruption at the beginning of the 18th century that could refer to this lava flow.
Volcán Mentolat is an ice-filled 6-km-wide caldera in the central part of Magdalena Island, across the Puyuhuapi strait from the town of Puerto Cisnes. A young-looking andesitic lava flow on the west side of the volcano may be its most recent product. Historical reports describe an eruption at the beginning of the 18th century that could refer to this lava flow. · Foto: Photo by Oscar González-Ferrán (University of Chile). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Estratovolcán
País
Chile
Región
South America Volcanic Regions / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitud
1603 m
Coordenadas
-44.693, -73.077
Última erupción
1710
Contexto tectónico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma volcánica
Composite
Roca principal
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Resumen geológico

Volcán Mentolat is an ice-filled 6-km-wide caldera in the central part of Magdalena Island across the Puyuhuapi strait from Puerto Cisnes. An eruption about 7,000 years ago produced a pumice and scoria layer that extends to the SE. A young-looking andesitic lava flow on the SW flank may be its most recent product. Reports by Serrano describe an eruption at the beginning of the 18th century that could refer to this lava flow.

Resumen de Wikipedia

El volcán Mentolat es un estratovolcán formado entre el pleistoceno y el holoceno, pertenece a la cordillera de los Andes. Tiene una caldera de 6 km de ancho cubierta de hielo y una altitud de 1.660 m s. n. m. Se localiza en el parque nacional Isla Magdalena, en la región de Aysén.

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Historial de erupciones

Resumen (VEI en el tiempo)
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5010 BCE~4786 BCE · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?1486~1710 · 1 erupciones · VEI máx. ?5010 BCE3442 BCE1650 BCE82 BCE1486

Línea de tiempo detallada

  1. 1710 (±5 años)VEI ?Observado
    1710 – En curso
  2. 5010 a. C. (±60 años)VEI ?Estimación geológica
    BCE 5010 – En curso

Enlaces externos

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