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Puyuhuapi

Cono piroclastico · Chile · 524 m

A chain of cinder cones was erupted along NE-SW-trending fissures at the head of Puyuhuapi fjord (top-center) in this NASA International Space Station image (with north to the upper left).  The Volcanes de Puyuhuapi consists of a larger group of four cones on the western side of Puyuhuapi fjord and a chain of smaller cones north of the head of the fjord.  The two fractures and the fjord are related to the regional Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone.  The town of Puyuhuapi lies on the western side of the fjord, about halfway down its visible length in this image.
A chain of cinder cones was erupted along NE-SW-trending fissures at the head of Puyuhuapi fjord (top-center) in this NASA International Space Station image (with north to the upper left). The Volcanes de Puyuhuapi consists of a larger group of four cones on the western side of Puyuhuapi fjord and a chain of smaller cones north of the head of the fjord. The two fractures and the fjord are related to the regional Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone. The town of Puyuhuapi lies on the western side of the fjord, about halfway down its visible length in this image. · Foto: NASA International Space Station image ISS004-E-7079, 2002 (http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/). · Wikimedia Commons
Tipo
Cono piroclastico
Paese
Chile
Regione
South America Volcanic Regions / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitudine
524 m
Coordinate
-44.300, -72.530
Ultima eruzione
Sconosciuto
Contesto tettonico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma vulcanica
Minor
Roccia principale
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Sintesi geologica

A chain of dominantly basaltic cinder cones erupted along two NE-SW-trending fissures at the head of Puyuhuapi fjord comprise the Volcanes de Puyuhuapi. The larger group of four cones lies on the W side of the fjord and fed lava flows that traveled SE to the sea. The second lineament formed a chain of four smaller cones between the head of the fjord and Lake Risopatrón to the N. The two fractures are related to the regional Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone. The cinder cones are extremely well preserved, suggesting a very young age.

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Riassunto in inglese

Puyuhuapi Volcanic Group is a volcanic group of cinder cones located at the head of Puyuhuapi Channel, in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region of Chile.

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