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Trocon

Trocon Photo

Country:Argentina
Subregion Name:Argentina
Volcano Number:1507-081
Volcano Type: Lava domes
Volcano Status:Holocene?
Last Known Eruption: Unknown
Summit Elevation: 2500 m 8,202 feet
Latitude: 37.73°S 37°44'0"S
Longitude: 70.90°W 70°54'0"W

Trocon volcano lies in Argentina NE of the Caldera del Agrio. This dacitic-andesitic lava-dome complex has two summit craters and a pyroclastic cone that fed andesitic lava flows that traveled to the east. González-Ferrán (1995) estimated Trocon to be Pleistocene-Holocene in age.

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