Volcano Name: Villarrica Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 357120
Alternate Name:
Llafenco Group
Pimenton
Pucanu
Pucon
Quitralpillan
Villa Rica
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: -39.4166666700
Longitude: -71.9333333300
Region: South America Sub Region: Central Chile & Argentina
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: -673 Date Error: 439
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 2620 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.240 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.600 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.800 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Eruption Start Date: 3332 BP Date Error: 65
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: < 3180 C14 Date Error: 40
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.210 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.600 (Literature)
Magnitude : >= 4.800 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Literature)
Magma: Basalt-Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Basalt
Andesite
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density: 2823
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: -2046 Date Error: 27
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 1.800 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 3.300 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 1.700 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 3.100 (Literature)
Magnitude : >= 5.700 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.100 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density: 2500
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: -7784 Date Error: 1333
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 8640 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: 16761 BP Date Error: 133
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 13847 C14 Date Error: 77
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 4.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 10.000 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 4.000 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 10.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Basalt-Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Basalt
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 95000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Not Available
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 10.000 (Assumed)
Magnitude : 6.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)

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