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Cuernos de Negros Volcano | John Seach
(Magaso)
Negros Island, Negros Oriental Province, Central Visayas,
Philippines
9.258 N, 123.175 E
summit elevation 1904 m
Stratovolcano
Cuernos de Negros volcano is located in SE Negros Island, Philippines. There is a small crater with solfatara.
A large tectonic earthquake in 1902 caused an increase in solfatara activity.
Negros Island, which is situated in a back-arc location, is undergoing intra-arc extension.
Palinpinon geothermal Field
The filed is located on the south side of the volcano. Palinpinon geothermal field is located south of the Okoy River.
Further reading
Sajona, F.G., Maury, R.C., Prouteau, G., Cotten, J., Schiano, P., Bellon, H. and Fontaine, L., 2000. Slab melt as metasomatic agent in island arc magma mantle sources, Negros and Batan (Philippines). Island Arc, 9(4), pp.472-486.
Cuernos de Negros Volcano Eruptions
Eruptions within the past 10,000 years.