Cerro Volcánico
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Cerro Volcánico is a cinder cone
in Argentina
, located southeast of the massive stratovolcano
of Tronador
. The cone produced a single andesite
lava flow, which has been bracketed in age between 70,000 and 14,000 years ago.
Cinder cone
According to the , Cinder Cone is the proper name of 1 cinder cone in Canada and 7 cinder cones in the United States:In Canada: Cinder Cone In the United States:...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, located southeast of the massive stratovolcano
Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions...
of Tronador
Tronador
Tronador is an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, located along the border between Argentina and Chile near the city of Bariloche. The mountain was named Tronador by locals in reference to the sound of falling seracs...
. The cone produced a single andesite
Andesite
Andesite is an extrusive igneous, volcanic rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between basalt and dacite. The mineral assemblage is typically dominated by plagioclase plus pyroxene and/or hornblende. Magnetite,...
lava flow, which has been bracketed in age between 70,000 and 14,000 years ago.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Argentina
- El Bolsón, Río NegroEl Bolsón, Río NegroEl Bolsón is a town situated in the southwest of Río Negro Province, Argentina, at the foot of the Piltriquitron Mountain. Due to a series of valleys through the mountains of Chile to the Pacific Ocean, El Bolsón has an unusually mild climate for its southern location.El Bolsón area's first...
- ICAO/SAVB, El BolsónEl BolsónEl Bolsón may refer to:* El Bolsón, Río Negro, a village in Argentina* Cerro del Bolsón, a mountain in Argentina...
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