Ancud Volcanic Complex | |
Type: | Geological complex |
Period: | Neogene |
Age: | Oligocene–Miocene |
Prilithology: | Basaltic andesite |
Otherlithology: | Dacite |
Namedfor: | Ancud |
Region: | Los Lagos Region |
Coordinates: | -41.9°N -73.8°W |
Subunits: | Heuihuen, Teguaco, Cocotue |
Underlies: | Quaternary and Neogene deposits including Lacui Formation |
Overlies: | Caleta Chonos Formation |
Extent: | Chiloé Archipelago |
Ancud Volcanic Complex (Spanish; Castilian: Complejo Volcánico de Ancud) is a volcanic complex of Oligocene and Miocene age located around Ancud with exposures in Chiloé Island, the Chilean mainland and smaller islets. Three subunits are recognized in the complex: Hueihuen, Teguaco and Cocotue.[1] The complex is part of the mid-Tertiary coastal magmatic belt in south-central Chile.