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F. Munizaga

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The age and constitution of Cerro Campanario, a mafic stratovolcano in the Andes of central Chile

Cerro Campanario, a towering landmark on the continental divide near Paso Pehuenche, is a glacially eroded remnant of a mafic stratovolcano that is much younger than previously supposed. Consisting of fairly uniform basaltic andesite, rich in olivine and plagioclase, the 10-15 km 3 edifice grew rapidly near the end of the middle Pleistocene, about 150-160 ka, as indicated by 40 Ar/ 39 Ar and unspiked K-Ar analyses of its lavas.

Revista Geologica de Chile