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Blancas, Lomas Volcano — Chile

StratovolcanoType
HoloceneLast eruption
2268 mElevation
ChileCountry
Blancas, Lomas
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Volcán Lomas Blancas is a small shield-like feature of late-Pleistocene to Holocene age (Moreno and Naranjo, 1991) located about 15 km SE of Nevado de Longaví. An open scarp to the SE side extends about 2.3 km from the summit. The central cone is basaltic. basaltic andesite aa lava flows extend 7 km from the scarp. Much of the volcano is covered by pumice deposits that probably originated from Nevado de Longaví.

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