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Las Pilas (El Hoyo) Volcanic Complex, Nicaragua

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The Aldama volcanic field is located near the E coast of Mexico, some 100 km N of Tampico, and in turn, N of the Trans Mexican Volcano Belt.  It was active 8 Ma – 240 ka and covers some 1,000 km2.  What is interesting about an intraplate basalt volcanic field inactive for nearly a quarter […]

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Tacana Construction of Tacana began sometime before 42 ka.  Later activity took place at the same time as volcanic activity from Chichuj.  The present cone is 8 km in diameter, 0.8 km E from Chichuj and 0.6 km WSW, partly buried by the younger San Antonio and Las Antillas dome.  Base diameter of Tacana is […]

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