Aucanquilcha Volcano

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Aucanquilcha Volcano is a massive stratovolcano in the Chilean Andes known for its high elevation and extensive sulfur mining history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano
volcano
category Pleistocene stratovolcanoes
Stratovolcanoes of the Andes
Sulfur mines in Chile
Volcanoes of Chile
climate cold arid high-altitude climate
composition andesite
dacite
continent South America
country Chile
elevation 6176 m
about 6170 m
geologicalAge Holocene
Pleistocene
hasFeature fumarolic activity (historical)
large volcanic edifice
lava domes
lava flows
summit plateau
hasHumanActivity sulfur mining
hasResearchInterest high-altitude adaptation studies
sulfur deposit formation
volcanic petrology
hasRoad high-altitude mining road
knownFor extensive sulfur mining
high elevation sulfur mine
lastEruption Holocene epoch NERFINISHED
locatedIn Andes
Antofagasta Region NERFINISHED
Chile
mineralResource sulfur
miningAltitude over 5900 m
miningStatus abandoned sulfur mine
mountainRange Andes
nearBorderWith Bolivia NERFINISHED
partOf Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes NERFINISHED
region northern Chile NERFINISHED
summitUsedFor mining infrastructure
tectonicSetting Nazca Plate subduction beneath South American Plate
volcanicArc Central Volcanic Zone NERFINISHED
volcanoType stratovolcano

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village of Ollagüe hasNearbyVolcano Aucanquilcha Volcano
subject surface form: Ollagüe