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Country: | Chile | |
| Subregion Name: | Northern Chile | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1505-09= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 1810 ± 10 years | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 5890 m | 19,324 feet | |
| Latitude: | 22.55°S | 22°33'0"S | |
| Longitude: | 67.85°W | 67°51'0"W | |
| Volcán Putana, also known as Jorgencal or Machuca, is part of a large, roughly N-S-trending volcanic complex that covers an area of 600 sq km. Vigorous fumarolic activity is visible at the 5890-m-high summit of Putana volcano from long distances. The main edifice, which formed primarily by lava effusion, consists of accumulated postglacial dacitic lava domes and flows mantling an older pre-Holocene volcano. The youngest basaltic andesite lava flows are viscous and rarely extend more than 3 km. A major eruption of unspecified character was reported in the early 19th century (Rudolph, 1955; Guest 1981, pers. comm.), although González-Ferrán (1995) indicated that no historical eruptions had occurred. | |||
