Volcano Name: Alcedo Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 353040
Alternate Name:
Cowley Island
Volcan Calderon
Volcano Type: Shield volcano(es)
Latitude: -0.4333333330
Longitude: -91.1166666700
Region: South America Sub Region: Galápagos
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 90000 BP Date Error: 10000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Stratigraphy
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.600 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): > 3.400 (Literature)
Magnitude : >= 5.200 (Calculated)
Maximum Column Height (km): 30.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.080 (Eruption Rate)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Minimum Column Height (km): 23.000 (Literature)
Minimum Intensity : 10.760 (Column Height)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
(Minor/less than 10%) Dacite
(Minor/less than 10%) Andesite

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