Cerro Volcánico

Cerro Volcánico (also known as Fonck) is a cinder cone in Argentina, located southeast of the massive stratovolcano of Tronador. The cone produced a single andesite lava flow, which has been bracketed in age between 70,000 and 14,000 years ago.

Cerro Volcánico
Highest point
Elevation1,930 m (6,330 ft)
Coordinates41°19′S 71°50′W
Geography
LocationArgentina
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Age of rockHolocene ?
Mountain typeCinder cone
Last eruption70,000–14,000 yrs ago

Sources

  • "Tronador". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
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