Cerro Tujle

Cerro Tujle
Cerro Tucle, Cerro Tugle
Cerro Tujle
Location in Antofagasta Region
Highest point
Elevation 3,550 m (11,650 ft) [1]
Coordinates 23°49′S 67°57′W / 23.82°S 67.95°W / -23.82; -67.95[1]Coordinates: 23°49′S 67°57′W / 23.82°S 67.95°W / -23.82; -67.95[1] 
Geography
Country  Chile
State/Province Antofagasta
Parent range Altiplano, Andes
Geology
Orogeny Andean
Age of rock Holocene
Mountain type Maar
Volcanic belt Central Volcanic Zone

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] Previously in 1977, 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 4 "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. JSTOR 40993113.
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