| Country | Mexico |
| Volcanic Region | Trans-Mexican Volcanic Arc |
| Landform | Volc Type | Composite | Stratovolcano |
| Last Known Eruption | Pleistocene |
| Coordinates | 19.72°N, 103.63°W |
| Elevation | 2,920 m (9,580 ft) |
| Volcano Number | 341823 |
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The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Volcán el Cántaro. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Volcán el Cántaro page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
The Global Volcanism Program has no synonyms or subfeatures listed for Volcán el Cántaro.
Volcán el Cántaro, viewed here looking SW from the Cerro Usmajac cinder cone, is the oldest and northernmost of the Cántaro-Colima chain of volcanoes that rises above the floor of the Colima rift zone. The Cántaro massif is erosionally modified, but has many well-preserved andesitic-dacitic lava domes on its northern and eastern flanks. As with the southward-migrating volcanism of the Cántaro-Colima chain as a whole, volcanic vents at Cántaro itself are progressively younger to the south.
The eastern side of the Volcán el Cántaro complex, seen here from Volcán Apaxtepec, a cinder cone NE of Nevado de Colima volcano, rises above the floor of the Colima rift zone. Cántaro is the oldest and northernmost volcano of the Cántaro-Colima volcanic complex, which extends south through Nevado de Colima to the historically active Volcán de Colima. Cántaro is erosionally modified, but has many well-preserved andesitic-dacitic lava domes on its northern and eastern flanks, including Cerro el Capulín on the far right horizon. The following 21 samples associated with this volcano can be found in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences collections, and may be availble for research (contact the Rock and Ore Collections Manager). Catalog number links will open a window with more information.
| Catalog Number | Sample Description | Lava Source | Collection Date |
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| NMNH 117590-1 | Dacitic Pumice | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-10 | Hornblende Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-11 | Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-12 | Hornblende Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-13 | Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-14 | Hornblende Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-15 | Hornblende Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-16 | Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-17 | Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-18 | Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-19 | Hornblende Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-2 | Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-20 | Hornblende Dacite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-21 | Lamprophyre | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-3 | Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-4 | Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-5 | Hornblende-Biotite Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-6 | Dacitic Inclusion | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-7 | Hornblende Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-8 | Hornblende Andesite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117590-9 | Hornblende Andesite | -- | -- |
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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.
GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments. |
| EarthScope Consortium SAGE seismic stations/networks | EarthScope Consortium operates the NSF Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (GAGE) and NSF Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE). The linked map shows the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Volcán el Cántaro. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
| Large Eruptions of Volcán el Cántaro | 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). |
| 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). |
