Volcano Name: Mocho-Choshuenco Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 357130
Alternate Name:
Choshuenco
Choshuenco-El Mocho
Choshuenco-Pillan
Crater Gris
Crater Pilmaiquen
Crater Ranquil
Crater del Buey
Crateres de San Carlos
El Mocho
La Tumba del Buey
Lajara
Panguipulli
Pillan
Renihue
Rinihue
Shoshuenco
Valdivia
Volcanes de Fui
Volcán Chaiquemahuida
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: -39.9275000000
Longitude: -72.0269444400
Region: South America Sub Region: Central Chile & Argentina
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 1265 BP Date Error: 110
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.160 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.400 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.600 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 30.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.200 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.400 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite-Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 1580 BP Date Error: 115
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.700 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.700 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 1.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.000 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 30.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.200 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.700 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: 8202 BP Date Error: 220
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.900 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 2.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.300 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 30.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.200 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 2.200 (Literature)
Magma: Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite
Eruption Start Date: 10189 BP Date Error: 1361
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.850 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 2.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.300 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 32.500 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.300 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 2.000 (Literature)
Magma: Dacite-Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Dacite
Eruption Start Date: 11391 BP Date Error: 1002
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 10200 C14 Date Error: 500
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 2.300 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 5.300 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.700 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 32.500 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.300 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 5.300 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite

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