Elevation 2,520 m | ||
Similar Cochiquito Volcanic Group, Caichinque, Huanquihue Group, Yanteles, Auquihuato | ||
Cerro Nicholson is a scoria cone in Peru. It is constructed on top of the 1.65 mya Arequipa Airport Ignimbrite and is well preserved with a summit crater. It is located westsouthwest of Chachani volcano. Lavas erupted from this centre are dark in colour. They are basalt andesitic with vesicularity between 0 and 70%.
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