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Country: | México | |
| Subregion Name: | México | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1401-062 | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Radiocarbon | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 1270 ± 75 years | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 3900+ m | 12,795 feet | |
| Latitude: | 19.73°N | 19°44'0"N | |
| Longitude: | 99.758°W | 99°45'30"W | |
| Jocotitlán is an isolated composite volcano that rises 1300 m above the Toluca basin 60 km WNW of Mexico City. The 3900-m-high volcano was constructed during the Pleistocene of andesitic-to-dacitic lava flows. A major obsidian-bearing dacitic plinian eruption was followed by the emplacement of a dacitic lava-dome complex, accompanied by lava effusion, pumice-fall eruptions, and pyroclastic surges. The most prominent feature of the volcano is a horseshoe-shaped escarpment open to the NE that formed as a result of gravitational failure of the summit during the early Holocene. The resulting debris-avalanche deposit covers an 80 sq km area to the NE. Lava dome emplacement accompanied by pyroclastic flows and surges subsequently filled much of the avalanche scarp. The latest known eruption occurred about 700 years ago and produced block-and-ash flows and pyroclastic surges. | |||
