Cerro Toloncha
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 The Toloncha is the dark mountain on the horizon to the right of the center. |
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| height | 4479 m | |
| location |
 Chile , Socaire ( San Pedro de Atacama ) |
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| Mountains | To the | |
| Coordinates | 23 ° 56 '12 " S , 67 ° 58' 36" W | |
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| rock | Andesite | |
| Age of the rock | Plio- Pleistocene | |
The Toloncha is an extinct volcano in the Altiplano in the Andes-Western Cordillera in northern Chile. It consists of a central dome and three lava flows.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Niemeyer Fernández: Hoyas hidrográficas de Chile. Segunda Region. Ed .: Ministerio de Obras Públicas. Dirección General de Aguas. Santiago de Chile 1980. ( pdf )
- ↑ a b c González, Gabriel, et al. "Coeval compressional deformation and volcanism in the central Andes, case studies from northern Chile (23 S – 24 S)." Tectonics 28.6 (2009). doi : 10.1029 / 2009TC002538