Purace (Colombia)

Status Normal Eruption 1977 4650m
Stratovolcano(es) (Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km))

Purace

One of the most active volcanoes of Colombia, Puracé consists of an andesitic stratovolcano with a 500-m-wide summit crater that was constructed over a dacitic shield volcano. It lies at the NW end of a volcanic massif opposite Pan de Azúcar stratovolcano, 6 km SE. A NW-SE-trending group of seven cones and craters, Los Coconucos, lies between the two larger edifices. Frequent explosive eruptions in the 19th and 20th centuries have modified the morphology of the summit crater. The largest eruptions occurred in 1849, 1869, and 1885.

Snow-capped Puracé volcano has a 500-m-wide summit crater and was constructed over a dacitic shield volcano. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Colombia, with a 500-m-wide summit crater. Frequent explosive eruptions in the 19th and 20th centuries have modified the morphology of the summit crater. The largest eruptions occurred in 1849, 1869, and 1885.

Photo by Federmán Escobar Chávez, 2005.

Last updated 2019-09-09 13:30:03

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