Caichinque
Stratovulcano · Chile · 4458 m
- Tipo
- Stratovulcano
- Paese
- Chile
- Regione
- South America Volcanic Regions / Central Andean Volcanic Arc
- Altitudine
- 4458 m
- Coordinate
- -23.949, -67.740
- Ultima eruzione
- Sconosciuto
- Contesto tettonico
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Forma vulcanica
- Composite
- Roccia principale
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Sintesi geologica
Caichinque is a relatively small Pleistocene-Holocene volcanic complex that forms a topographic high dividing Salar Capur from Salar Talar. More than a half-dozen vents produced andesitic-to-dacitic lava flows, with young flows descending to the NE and SE from the summit. One prominent flow traveled 6 km to the E, forming two lobes extending into the Salar Talar. The youthful morphology of the flows suggested a prehistorical age (González-Ferrán, 1995), but de Silva (2007 pers. comm.) considered the volcanic complex to perhaps be as old as late Pleistocene.
Sintesi da Wikipedia
Riassunto in ingleseCaichinque is a volcanic complex lying between Salar de Talar and Salar de Capur, in the high Andean plateau of the Antofagasta Region, in Chile. It is located southwest of the Salar de Atacama, directly S of Cerro Miñiques and SE of Cordón Puntas Negras forming part of the main branch of the Andean volcanic chain in this area. Route CH-23 is an approach road to the volcano area and could be impacted by eruptions.
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