Nevado Anallajsi

Nevado Anallajsi

The upper right part of the NASA Space Shuttle image shows the eroded volcanic complex Nevado Anallajsi.
Highest point
Elevation 5,750 m (18,860 ft)
Coordinates 17°55′S 68°55′W / 17.917°S 68.917°W / -17.917; -68.917Coordinates: 17°55′S 68°55′W / 17.917°S 68.917°W / -17.917; -68.917
Geography
Nevado Anallajsi

Bolivia

Parent range Andes
Geology
Mountain type Stratovolcano
Last eruption Unknown

Nevado Anallajsi is a stratovolcano in Bolivia. The date of its last eruption is unknown, but its youngest lava flows appear to have erupted from a vent on the north flank of the mountain. The main composition of the volcano is andesitic and dacitic. It overlies a plateau which is composed of ignimbrite. The volcano covers an area of 368.8 square kilometres (142.4 sq mi) and is 10.2 mya old based on its erosion state,[1] while other estimates indicate an age of 2.6 mya.[2]

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References

  1. Karátson, D.; Telbisz, T.; Wörner, G. (February 2012). "Erosion rates and erosion patterns of Neogene to Quaternary stratovolcanoes in the Western Cordillera of the Central Andes: An SRTM DEM based analysis". Geomorphology. 139-140: 122–135. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.10.010.
  2. Jiménez, Néstor; López-Velásquez, Shirley; Santiváñez, Reynaldo (October 2009). "Evolución tectonomagmática de los Andes bolivianos". Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina (in Spanish) (Buenos Aires: SciELO) 65 (1). ISSN 1851-8249. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

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