Global Volcanism Program

Volcan Linzor

Google Earth Placemark with Features

Cite Volcano Profile

Chile-Bolivia
South America
Stratovolcano
Pleistocene

Country
Volcanic Region
Primary Volcano Type
Last Known Eruption

22.18°S
67.95°W
5680 m
18630 ft
355834

Latitude
Longitude
Summit
Elevation
Volcano
Number

The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Volcan Linzor.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Volcan Linzor.

The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Volcan Linzor.

The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Volcan Linzor.

Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

Latitude
Longitude

355834

Pleistocene

5680 m / 18630 ft

22.18°S
67.95°W

Volcano Types

Stratovolcano

Tectonic Setting

Subduction zone
Continental crust (> 25 km)

Geological Summary

Volcán Linzor is a 5680-m-high stratovolcano along the Chile/Boliva border. This andesitic volcano was considered to be Pleistocene-Holocene age by González-Ferrán (1995). De Silva (2007 pers. comm.) noted no evidence for Holocene activity at Linzor, which lies west of Laguna Colorada.

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

de Silva S L, 2007. (pers. comm.).

Gonzalez-Ferran O, 1995. Volcanes de Chile. Santiago: Instituto Geografico Militar, 635 p.

IAVCEI, 1973-80. Post-Miocene Volcanoes of the World. IAVCEI Data Sheets, Rome: Internatl Assoc Volc Chemistry Earth's Interior..

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Volcan Linzor. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Volcan Linzor page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Volcan Linzor.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Volcan Linzor.

The Global Volcanism Program has no photographs available for Volcan Linzor.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Volcan Linzor in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

Affiliated Sites

WOVOdat
   Single Volcano View
   Temporal Evolution of Unrest
   Side by Side Volcanoes

WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

Large Eruptions of Volcan Linzor

Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

MIROVA

Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity (MIROVA) is a near real time volcanic hot-spot detection system based on the analysis of MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data. In particular, MIROVA uses the Middle InfraRed Radiation (MIR), measured over target volcanoes, in order to detect, locate and measure the heat radiation sourced from volcanic activity.

MODVOLC Thermal Alerts

Using infrared satellite Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i, developed an automated system called MODVOLC to map thermal hot-spots in near real time. For each MODIS image, the algorithm automatically scans each 1 km pixel within it to check for high-temperature hot-spots. When one is found the date, time, location, and intensity are recorded. MODIS looks at every square km of the Earth every 48 hours, once during the day and once during the night, and the presence of two MODIS sensors in space allows at least four hot-spot observations every two days. Each day updated global maps are compiled to display the locations of all hot spots detected in the previous 24 hours. There is a drop-down list with volcano names which allow users to 'zoom-in' and examine the distribution of hot-spots at a variety of spatial scales.

EarthChem

EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS).