El Chichón
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| El Chichón | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,050m (3,773ft) |
| Location | Mexico |
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| Type | Lava dome |
| Age of rock | 220,000 yr |
| Last eruption | 1982 |
El Chichón is an active volcano in northwestern Chiapas, Mexico. Its only recorded eruption was in 1982, when it produced a 1km-wide caldera that then filled with an acidic lake. The eruption killed around 2 000 people which lived near the volcano. In 2000, the lake's water temperature increased. It had high-sulphur anhydrite-bearing magma explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flows and surges that were devastating.
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