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Country: | Chile/Argentina | |
| Subregion Name: | Northern Chile | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1505-12= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Holocene | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 5697 m | 18,691 feet | |
| Latitude: | 25.17°S | 25°10'0"S | |
| Longitude: | 68.50°W | 68°30'0"W | |
| The NNW-trending edifice of 5697-m-high Lastarria volcano along the Chile-Argentina border contains five nested summit craters. The youngest feature is a lava dome that overlaps the northern crater rim. The large andesitic-dacitic Negriales lava field on the western flanks was erupted from a single SW-flank vent. A large debris-avalanche deposit is found on the SE flank. Recent pyroclastic-flow deposits form an extensive apron below the northern flanks of the volcano. Although no historical eruptions have been recorded, the youthful morphology of deposits suggest that Lastarria has been active during historical time. Persistent fumarolic activity occurs at the summit and NW flank, and sulfur flows have been produced by melting of extensive sulfur deposits in the summit region. | |||
