Nevado Anallajsi Explained

Nevado Anallajsi
Elevation M:5750
Location:Bolivia
Range:Andes
Map:Bolivia
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-17.9167°N -123°W
Type:Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:Unknown

Nevado Anallajsi is a stratovolcano in Bolivia. The date of its last eruption is unknown, but its youngest lava flows appear to have erupted from a vent on the north flank of the mountain. The main composition of the volcano is andesitic and dacitic. It overlies a plateau which is composed of ignimbrite. The volcano covers an area of and is 10.2 mya old based on its erosion state,[1] while other estimates indicate an age of 2.6 mya.[2]

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  1. Karátson . D. . Telbisz . T. . Wörner . G. . Erosion rates and erosion patterns of Neogene to Quaternary stratovolcanoes in the Western Cordillera of the Central Andes: An SRTM DEM based analysis . Geomorphology . February 2012 . 139-140 . 122–135 . 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.10.010 .
  2. Jiménez . Néstor . López-Velásquez . Shirley . Santiváñez . Reynaldo . Evolución tectonomagmática de los Andes bolivianos . Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina . October 2009 . 65 . 1 . 36–67 .