Cerro Miscanti

Cerro Miscanti
Cerro Miscanti
	Seen from the Laguna Miscanti, FLTR: Volcán Chiliques, Cerro Miscanti, Cordón Puntas Negras.
Highest point
Elevation	5,622 m (18,445 ft)
Coordinates	23°41′S 67°43′W / 23.683°S 67.717°W
Geography
Location	Chile
Parent range	Andes
Geology
Last eruption	Pleistocene

Cerro Miscanti (also known as Ipira^[4]) is a mountain located in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, immediately south of Chiliques and north of Miñiques. It towers over Laguna Miscanti. Rock samples from Cerro Miscanti are of andesitic composition,^[5] but andesite-containing dacites have also been found.^[6]

The edifice covers an area of 38 square kilometres (15 sq mi) and bears traces of a westward collapse, which exposed the internal sector of the volcano. A new volcano grew inside the collapse scar. Miscanti may be either extinct or may have erupted in the Pleistocene-Holocene. Renewed eruptions are likely to consist of lava flows, which could impact the northern shores of Laguna Miscanti.^[7]

An Inka sanctuary has been reported from Cerro Miscanti.^[8]

References[]

^ "Chilean IGM". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
^ "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04.
^ "Miscanti". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
^ Riso Patrón, Luis (1924). (PDF) (Report). Universitaria. p. 557 http://bibliotecadigital.ciren.cl/handle/123456789/21962. {{cite report}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Harmon, R. S.; Hoefs, J. (1984). Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Late Cenozoic Andean Volcanics. Andean Magmatism. p. 13. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-7335-3_2. ISBN 978-1-4684-7337-7.
^ MATTHEWS, S. J.; JONES, A. P.; GARDEWEG, M. C. (1 April 1994). "Lascar Volcano, Northern Chile; Evidence for Steady-State Disequilibrium". Journal of Petrology. 35 (2): 429. doi:10.1093/petrology/35.2.401. ISSN 0022-3530.
^ Amigo, Álvaro R.; Bertin, Daniel U.; Orozco, Gabriel L. (2012). Peligros volcánicos de la Zona Norte de Chile (PDF) (Report). Carta geológica de Chile: Serie Geología Ambiental (in Spanish). Vol. 17. SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA. p. 19. ISSN 0717-7305. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "QHAPAQ ÑAN El Sistema Vial Andino y los Incas en el Norte de Chile" (PDF). Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile (in Spanish). p. 122. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[igm-1] "Chilean IGM". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-28.

[nga-2] "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04.

[3] "Miscanti". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

[4] Riso Patrón, Luis (1924). (PDF) (Report). Universitaria. p. 557 http://bibliotecadigital.ciren.cl/handle/123456789/21962. {{cite report}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] Harmon, R. S.; Hoefs, J. (1984). Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Late Cenozoic Andean Volcanics. Andean Magmatism. p. 13. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-7335-3_2. ISBN 978-1-4684-7337-7.

[6] MATTHEWS, S. J.; JONES, A. P.; GARDEWEG, M. C. (1 April 1994). "Lascar Volcano, Northern Chile; Evidence for Steady-State Disequilibrium". Journal of Petrology. 35 (2): 429. doi:10.1093/petrology/35.2.401. ISSN 0022-3530.

[AmigoOrozco2012-7] Amigo, Álvaro R.; Bertin, Daniel U.; Orozco, Gabriel L. (2012). Peligros volcánicos de la Zona Norte de Chile (PDF) (Report). Carta geológica de Chile: Serie Geología Ambiental (in Spanish). Vol. 17. SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA. p. 19. ISSN 0717-7305. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[8] "QHAPAQ ÑAN El Sistema Vial Andino y los Incas en el Norte de Chile" (PDF). Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile (in Spanish). p. 122. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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