Volcano Name: Azufres, Los Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 341824
Alternate Name:
Cerro Chinapo
Cerro Pizcuaro
Cerro de San Andrés
Cerro el Chino
Cerro el Gallo
Cerro el Guangoche
Cerro el Jilguero
Cerro la Providencia
Cerro las Humaredas
Mesa el Bosque
Mesa el Carpintero
Mesa el Rosario
Volcano Type: Caldera(s)
Latitude: 19.8500000000
Longitude: -100.6333333000
Region: México and Central America Sub Region: México
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 13000 BP Date Error: 13000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.400 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.000 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 11.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 9.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite
Eruption Start Date: 26000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.300 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.100 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 16.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 10.200 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 32804 BP Date Error: 1618
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 27500 C14 Date Error: 1500
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 4.780 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 11.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 33264 BP Date Error: 227
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 29030 C14 Date Error: 160
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.700 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.700 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.200 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 23.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 10.800 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 41227 BP Date Error: 1279
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 36000 C14 Date Error: 1400
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.500 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.200 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite

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