Cerro Nicholson

Cerro Nicholson
Highest point
Elevation 8,282 ft (2,524 m) [1]
Coordinates 16°15′40″S 71°45′14″W / 16.261°S 71.754°W / -16.261; -71.754 [1]

Cerro Nicholson is a scoria cone in Peru. It is constructed on top of the 1.65 mya Arequipa Airport Ignimbrite and is well preserved with a summit crater. It is located westsouthwest of Chachani volcano.[1] Lavas erupted from this centre are dark in colour. They are basalt andesitic with vesicularity between 0 and 70%.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cerro Nicholson". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Delacour, Adélie; Gerbe, Marie-Christine; Thouret, Jean-Claude; Wörner, Gerhard; Paquereau-Lebti, Perrine (17 November 2006). "Magma evolution of Quaternary minor volcanic centres in southern Peru, Central Andes". Bulletin of Volcanology. 69 (6): 581–608. doi:10.1007/s00445-006-0096-z. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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