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Romeral

Stratovulcano · Colombia · 3769 m

Romeral volcano forms the area in the center of this 24 January 2018 Sentinel-2 satellite image, NE of the city of Manizales (N is at the top; the image is approximately 19 km across). It produced two Plinian pumice eruptions that blanket areas NW of the volcano, and is located at the northern end of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic chain.
Romeral volcano forms the area in the center of this 24 January 2018 Sentinel-2 satellite image, NE of the city of Manizales (N is at the top; the image is approximately 19 km across). It produced two Plinian pumice eruptions that blanket areas NW of the volcano, and is located at the northern end of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic chain. · Foto: Satellite image courtesy of Copernicus Sentinel Data, 2018.
Tipo
Stratovulcano
Paese
Colombia
Regione
South America Volcanic Regions / Northern Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitudine
3769 m
Coordinate
5.203, -75.363
Ultima eruzione
-5390
Contesto tettonico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma vulcanica
Composite
Roccia principale
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Sintesi geologica

The andesitic-to-dacitic Romeral stratovolcano lies at the northern end of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic chain, NW of Cerro Bravo volcano, and east of the towns of Neira and Aranzazu. It has produced two young Plinian pumice deposits covering areas to the NW. The pumice deposits are separated by a soil layer radiocarbon dated at about 8,460 and 7,340 years BP.

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Riassunto in inglese

Romeral is a stratovolcano located in Caldas, Colombia. It is the northernmost Holocene volcano of South America, of the North Volcanic Zone in the Andean Volcanic Belt. The volcano was formed in the Late Pliocene, approximately 3 million years ago.

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Storia delle eruzioni

Riepilogo (VEI nel tempo)
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6510 BCE~6398 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. 45502 BCE~5390 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. 46510 BCE6286 BCE5950 BCE5726 BCE5502 BCE

Cronologia dettagliata

  1. 5390 a.C. (±350 anni)VEI 4Stima geologica
    BCE 5390 – In corso
  2. 6510 a.C. (±200 anni)VEI 4Stima geologica
    BCE 6510 – In corso

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