Trocon

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Trocon
Highest point
Elevationapprox. 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Coordinates37°45′S 69°53′W / 37.75°S 69.88°W / -37.75; -69.88
Geography
LocationArgentina
Parent rangeAndes
Geology
Age of rockHolocene ?
Mountain typeLava domes
Last eruptionUnknown

Trocon is a lava dome complex in Argentina. It has two summit craters and a pyroclastic cone. It is of estimated Pleistocene-Holocene age. The complex rises from an altitude of 1,968 metres (6,457 ft) and has two summit craters. The volume of the edifice is ill-defined, ranging 3.6–84.9 cubic kilometres (0.86–20.37 cu mi). Lava flows extend eastward from a pyroclastic cone.

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  • "Trocon". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Völker, David; Kutterolf, Steffen; Wehrmann, Heidi (August 2011). "Comparative mass balance of volcanic edifices at the southern volcanic zone of the Andes between 33°S and 46°S". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 205 (3–4): 114–129. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.03.011.
  • Perucca, Laura P.; Moreiras, Stella M. (2009). "Seismic and Volcanic Hazards in Argentina". Developments in Earth Surface Processes. 13: 267–300. doi:10.1016/S0928-2025(08)10014-1.