Chillahuita

Chillahuita is a dacitic lava dome in northern Chile. It may have formed after the Pleistocene,[2] although argon-argon dating on amphibole has indicated an age of 370,000 ±40,000 years.[3] It has an altitude of about 4,750 metres (15,580 ft). It formed in a single non-explosive eruption.[4]

Chillahuita
Chillahuita is located in Chile
Chillahuita
Chillahuita
Chile
Highest point
Elevation4,706 m (15,440 ft)[1]
Coordinates22°10′10″S 68°2′30″W[1]
Geography
LocationAntofagasta Region, Chile
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Mountain typeLava dome

The flow moved northward and eastward from the vent over a terrain with slopes of 3-4°. The flow has a surface area of 11 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi) with a flat circular surface containing flow folds. Steep 200-metre (660 ft) high flanks limit the flow, which has a total volume of 4 cubic kilometres (0.96 cu mi). It is surrounded by a pumice deposit probably from the San Pedro volcano to the northwest.[4]

The eruption of the Chillahuita dome appears to have been controlled by local fault systems associated with the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, which also has geochemical similarity with Chillahuita lavas.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Cerro del Leon: Synonyms & Subfeatures". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  2. Guest, J. E.; Sánchez R, J. (September 1969). "A large dacitic lava flow in northern Chile". Bulletin Volcanologique. 33 (3): 778–790. doi:10.1007/BF02596749. ISSN 1432-0819.
  3. Polanco, Edmundo; Clavero, Jorge; Giavelli, Aldo. "Geología de la cadena volcánica Paniri-Toconce, Zona Volcánica Central, Altiplano de la Región de Antofagasta, Chile" (PDF). biblioserver.sernageomin (in Spanish). Santiago: SERNAGEOMIN. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. de Silva, S. L.; Self, S.; Francis, P. W.; Drake, R. E.; Carlos, Ramirez R. (1994). "Effusive silicic volcanism in the Central Andes: The Chao dacite and other young lavas of the Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. 99 (B9): 17805. doi:10.1029/94JB00652. S2CID 128766861.
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