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Trocon

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Location
  
Argentina

Mountain type
  
Lava domes

Province
  
Neuquén Province

Parent range
  
Andes

Age of rock
  
Holocene ?

Last eruption
  
Unknown

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
approx. 2,500 m (8,200 ft)

Similar
  
Cochiquito Volcanic Group, El Negrillar, Cerro Overo, Caburgua‑Huelemolle, San Pedro de Tatara

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.

Map of Trocon, Neuqu%C3%A9n, Argentina

References

Trocon Wikipedia