Cerro Tujle

Cerro Tujle
Highest point
Elevation 3,550 m (11,650 ft) [1]
Geology
Age of rock Holocene

Coordinates: 23°49′S 67°57′W / 23.82°S 67.95°W / -23.82; -67.95[1]Cerro Tujle (also known as Cerro Tucle or Cerro Tugle) is a mafic volcanic centre in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes,[2] Chile. It forms a 60 metres (200 ft) deep maar.[1] Its eruption products are aphyric.[2] Alternatively, this crater has been identified as a meteor crater with diameters of 300 by 350 metres (980 ft × 1,150 ft).[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cerro Tujle". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. 1 2 van Alderwerelt, Brennan; Peate, Ingrid Ukstins; Burns, Dale; Ramos, Frank. "In situ geochemistry and isotopic composition of young, small-volume mafic eruptive centers in the Chilean Altiplano". researchgate.net. ResearchGate. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Ferrando A., F. (1977). "TWO UNKNOWN METEOR CRATERS IN ANTOFAGASTA REGION, NORTHERN CHILE". Revista Geográfica (85): 210–212. Retrieved 14 January 2016.


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