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Mentolat

Stratovulcano · 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
Stratovulcano
Paese
Chile
Regione
Sud America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Altitudine
1603 m
Coordinate
-44.693, -73.077
Ultima eruzione
1710
Contesto tettonico
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Forma vulcanica
Composite
Roccia principale
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Sintesi geologica

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.

Storia delle eruzioni

Riepilogo (VEI nel tempo)
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5010 BCE~4786 BCE · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. ?1486~1710 · 1 eruzioni · VEI max. ?5010 BCE3442 BCE1650 BCE82 BCE1486

Cronologia dettagliata

  1. 1710 (±5 anni)VEI ?Osservata
    1710 – In corso
  2. 5010 a.C. (±60 anni)VEI ?Stima geologica
    BCE 5010 – In corso

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