The historical (218 ± 14 aBP) explosive eruption of Tutupaca volcano (Southern Peru)

The historical (218 ± 14 aBP) explosive eruption of Tutupaca volcano (Southern Peru)

The little known Tutupaca volcano (17° 01′ S, 70° 21′ W), located at the southern end of the Peruvian arc, is a dacitic dome complex that experienced a large explosive eruption during historical times. Based on historic chronicles and our radiometric data, this eruption occurred 218 ± 14 aBP, probab...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of volcanology 2015-06, Vol.77 (6), p.1-18, Article 51
Hauptverfasser: Samaniego, Pablo, Valderrama, Patricio, Mariño, Jersy, van Wyk de Vries, Benjamín, Roche, Olivier, Manrique, Nélida, Chédeville, Corentin, Liorzou, Céline, Fidel, Lionel, Malnati, Judicaëlle
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Sprache:eng
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Density currents
Detritus
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geology
Geophysics/Geodesy
Lava
Magma
Mineralogy
Research Article
Sciences of the Universe
Sedimentology
Volcanic eruptions
Volcanoes
Volcanology
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Zusammenfassung:The little known Tutupaca volcano (17° 01′ S, 70° 21′ W), located at the southern end of the Peruvian arc, is a dacitic dome complex that experienced a large explosive eruption during historical times. Based on historic chronicles and our radiometric data, this eruption occurred 218 ± 14 aBP, probably between 1787 and 1802 AD. This eruption was characterised by a large sector collapse that triggered a small debris avalanche (
ISSN:0258-8900
1432-0819
DOI:10.1007/s00445-015-0937-8