Chachimbiro Volcano | John Seach

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Ecuador

0.468 S, 78.287 W
summit elevation 4106 m
stratovolcano

Chachimbiro volcano is located 25 km NW of the city of Ibarra, in northern Ecuador.

The most recent eruption at the volcano was from Pitzantzi lava dome, which produced an ash deposit that extends NW.

Further reading
Bellver-Baca, Maria Teresa, et al. "Geochemical evolution of the Quaternary Chachimbiro Volcanic Complex (frontal volcanic arc of Ecuador)." Lithos 356 (2020): 105237.

Bernard, Benjamin, et al. "The 3640–3510 BC rhyodacite eruption of Chachimbiro compound volcano, Ecuador: a violent directed blast produced by a satellite dome." Bulletin of Volcanology 76.9 (2014): 1-20.

Chachimbiro Volcano Eruptions

3740 BC?