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NAVIDAD. By Maddie Kurtz and Fritha Wright Department of Geology Colby College January 28, 2013. Geography. Tectonic Setting. Form and Dimensions. - Lonquimay : La Araucanía Region of central Chile Navidad is a cinder cone of Lonquimay -elevation of 1900 meters
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NAVIDAD By Maddie Kurtz and Fritha Wright Department of Geology Colby College January 28, 2013
Form and Dimensions -Lonquimay: La Araucanía Region of central Chile Navidad is a cinder cone of Lonquimay -elevation of 1900 meters April1989: 210 meters high and 700 meters wide July 1989: 300 meters high, 800 meters wide at base
Vents and Craters -December 25, 1988: Formation of Navidad -8 small active vents along fissure -Scoria ash and bombs ejected by Lonquimay Formed cinder cone of Navidad
Eruptive History -Navidad born 12/25/88 -Lonquimay: major eruption ~100 years before 1988 eruption -Minor volcanic activity: 1853, 1933, 1940
Deposits and Petrology -Black AA lava with black crust -Bombs: ranged from andesitic to basaltic plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine phenocrysts in andesite -Petrology: mostly andesitic but also basaltic and daciticrocks
Hazards -Cattle and horses died from exposure to ash and fluorine economic consequences -1 human casualty from inhalation of ash -Neurological damage from gases -3,800 people evacuated from homes
Positive Contributions -Nutrients from pyroclastic deposits in soil N, P, K, Mg, Ca Short-lived results
Geophysical Monitoring -1988 eruption: Span of 8 weeks, over 800 earthquakes increasing seismicity.
Tourism -Attracts some hikers -Small ski lift on southern base of Lonquimay
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