Irruputuncu
Sign in to saveIrruputuncu is a volcano in the commune of Pica, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile, as well as San Pedro de Quemes Municipality, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. The mountain's summit is high and has two summit craters—the southernmost -wide one has active fumaroles. The volcano also features lava flows, block and ash flows and several lava domes. The volcano is part of the Andean Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ).
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Irruputuncu
- Mountain.other_name
- Iru Phutunqu, Iruputuncu, Irruputunco
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 5163
- Mountain.location
- Bolivia, Potosí Department, Nor Lípez ProvinceChile, Tarapacá Region
- Mountain.range
- Andes, Cordillera Occidental
- Mountain.map
- Bolivia
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Bolivia, on the border with Chile
- Mountain.label_position
- right
- Mountain.map_size
- 250
- Mountain.type
- Stratovolcano
- Mountain.age
- Pleistocene-Holocene
- Mountain.last_eruption
- 1995
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- Etymology and alternative names
- Geography and geology
- Regional setting
- Local setting
- Composition
- Eruptive history
- Threats and geothermal prospecting
- Climate and vegetation
- See also
- References
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Irruputuncu is a volcano in the commune of Pica, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile, as well as San Pedro de Quemes Municipality, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. The mountain's summit is high and has two summit craters—the southernmost -wide one has active fumaroles. The volcano also features lava flows, block and ash flows and several lava domes. The volcano is part of the Andean Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ).
The volcano has been active during the Pleistocene and Holocene, with major eruptions occurring 258.2 ± 48.8 ka ago, between 55.9 ka and 140 ka ago and 1570 ± 900 BP (380 ± 900 AD), which were accompanied by the formation of ignimbrites. Historical volcanic activity is less clear; an eruption in 1989 is considered unconfirmed. Plumes linked to phreatomagmatic eruptive activity were observed on 26 November 1995 and 1 September 2003. Seismic activity is also observed on Irruputuncu, and ongoing fumarolic activity releasing of has left sulfur deposits in the active crater.
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