Parícutin
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Parícutin is a famous cinder cone volcano in western Mexico that dramatically emerged in a farmer’s cornfield in 1943 and became one of the most studied volcanic events in modern history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parícutin village | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinder cone volcano
ⓘ
monogenetic volcano ⓘ |
| casualties | few direct deaths ⓘ |
| casualtiesCause | lightning associated with eruption ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic-andesitic ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| destroyed |
Parícutin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Parícutin village
San Juan Parangaricutiro ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Dionisio Pulido ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2800 m above sea level ⓘ |
| eruptionEndDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| eruptionStartDate | 1943-02-20 ⓘ |
| eruptionType |
Strombolian
ⓘ
effusive ⓘ |
| eruptiveProducts |
ash
ⓘ
bombs ⓘ cinders ⓘ lava flows ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceLocation |
cornfield
ⓘ
near the town of San Juan Parangaricutiro ⓘ near the village of Parícutin ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ |
| growthFirstYear | over 300 m high ⓘ |
| growthRateFirstDay | several meters high within 24 hours ⓘ |
| height | about 424 m above surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| lastEruption | 1952 ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 19.5 N ⓘ |
| lavaFlowCoverage | about 25 km² ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Global Volcanism Program
ⓘ
surface form:
Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program
|
| locatedIn |
Michoacán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
western Mexico
|
| longitude | approximately 102.2 W ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Parícutin ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Uruapan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being born in a cornfield in 1943
ⓘ
being one of the most studied volcanic events in modern history ⓘ being one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth ⓘ rapid growth during its first year ⓘ |
| observedBy | volcanologists from around the world ⓘ |
| partOf | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| significance |
classic example of a monogenetic cinder cone
ⓘ
helped advance understanding of volcano growth ⓘ important case study in volcanology ⓘ |
| tephraFallCoverage | over 300 km² ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve buffer region ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt ⓘ |
| volcanoNumber | 341040 ⓘ |