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Country: | El Salvador | |
| Subregion Name: | El Salvador | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1403-071 | ||
| Volcano Type: | Volcanic field | ||
| Volcano Status: | Holocene | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 700? m | 2,297 feet | |
| Latitude: | 13.72°N * | 13°43'0"N | |
| Longitude: | 88.77°W | 88°46'0"W | |
| The Apastepeque volcanic field north of the city of San Vicente consists of a dense cluster of about two dozen chemically diverse Holocene volcanic vents, including lava domes, cinder cones, and maars. Andesitic-to-dacitic lava domes were emplaced in some vents following dacitic pumice eruptions. After the end of these more siliceous eruptions, a series of basaltic cinder cones was formed. Some of the basaltic eruptions concluded with the formation of steep-walled maars up to 100 m deep, some now occupied by lakes, such as Laguna de Apastepeque and Laguna Chalchuapán. | |||
