Ollagüe, the Glossary
Ollagüe or Ullawi is a massive andesite stratovolcano in the Andes on the border between Bolivia and Chile, within the Antofagasta Region of Chile and the Potosi Department of Bolivia.[1]
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- Bolivia–Chile border
- Volcanoes of Potosí Department
Aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, aerial cablecar, aerial cableway, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion.
See Ollagüe and Aerial tramway
Altiplano
The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. Ollagüe and Altiplano are Bolivia–Chile border.
Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex
The Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex, also known as APVC, is a complex of volcanic systems in the Puna of the Andes.
See Ollagüe and Altiplano–Puna volcanic complex
Alunite
Alunite is a hydroxylated aluminium potassium sulfate mineral, formula KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6.
Amphibole
Amphibole is a group of inosilicate minerals, forming prism or needlelike crystals, composed of double chain tetrahedra, linked at the vertices and generally containing ions of iron and/or magnesium in their structures.
Andean Volcanic Belt
The Andean Volcanic Belt is a major volcanic belt along the Andean cordillera in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
See Ollagüe and Andean Volcanic Belt
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.
Andesite
Andesite is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition.
Antofagasta Region
The Antofagasta Region (Región de Antofagasta.) is one of Chile's sixteen first-order administrative divisions.
See Ollagüe and Antofagasta Region
Apatite
Apatite is a group of phosphate minerals, usually hydroxyapatite, fluorapatite and chlorapatite, with high concentrations of OH−, F− and Cl− ion, respectively, in the crystal.
Argon–argon dating
Argon–argon (or 40Ar/39Ar) dating is a radiometric dating method invented to supersede potassiumndashargon (K/Ar) dating in accuracy.
See Ollagüe and Argon–argon dating
Aucanquilcha
Aucanquilcha is a massive stratovolcano located in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile, just west of the border with Bolivia and within the Alto Loa National Reserve. Ollagüe and Aucanquilcha are Pleistocene stratovolcanoes, Stratovolcanoes of Chile and volcanoes of Antofagasta Region.
Autoclave
An autoclave is a machine used to carry out industrial and scientific processes requiring elevated temperature and pressure in relation to ambient pressure and/or temperature.
Aymara language
Aymara (also Aymar aru) is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Bolivian Andes.
See Ollagüe and Aymara language
Back-arc region
The back-arc region is the area behind a volcanic arc.
See Ollagüe and Back-arc region
Basaltic andesite
Basaltic andesite is a volcanic rock that is intermediate in composition between basalt and andesite.
See Ollagüe and Basaltic andesite
Biotite
Biotite is a common group of phyllosilicate minerals within the mica group, with the approximate chemical formula.
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.
Breccia
Breccia is a rock composed of large angular broken fragments of minerals or rocks cemented together by a fine-grained matrix.
Calc-alkaline magma series
The calc-alkaline magma series is one of two main subdivisions of the subalkaline magma series, the other subalkaline magma series being the tholeiitic series.
See Ollagüe and Calc-alkaline magma series
Caldera
A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
Cenozoic
The Cenozoic is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history.
Ch'aska Urqu (Nor Lípez)
Ch'aska Urqu (Quechua ch'aska star; tousled, urqu mountain, "star mountain" or "tousled mountain", also spelled Chasca Orkho) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about high.
See Ollagüe and Ch'aska Urqu (Nor Lípez)
Chalcedony
Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of quartz and moganite.
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America.
Cinder cone
A cinder cone (or scoria cone) is a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic clinkers, volcanic ash, or scoria that has been built around a volcanic vent.
Cirque
A (from the Latin word) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.
Clay
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4).
See Ollagüe and Clay
Colluvium
Colluvium (also colluvial material or colluvial soil) is a general name for loose, unconsolidated sediments that have been deposited at the base of hillslopes by either rainwash, sheetwash, slow continuous downslope creep, or a variable combination of these processes.
Communes of Chile
A commune (comuna) is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile.
See Ollagüe and Communes of Chile
Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
Cordillera Occidental (Central Andes)
Eastern Cordillera in white, Altiplano in gray, and '''Western Cordillera''' in white The Cordillera Occidental or Western Cordillera of Bolivia is part of the Andes (that is also part of the American Cordillera), a mountain range characterized by volcanic activity, making up the natural border with Chile and starting in the north with Juqhuri and ending in the south at the Licancabur volcano, which is on the southern limit of Bolivia with Chile.
See Ollagüe and Cordillera Occidental (Central Andes)
Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
The Cordillera Oriental or Eastern Cordillera is a set of parallel mountain ranges of the Bolivian Andes, emplaced on the eastern and north eastern margin of the Andes.
See Ollagüe and Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia)
Crust (geology)
In geology, the crust is the outermost solid shell of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.
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Cumulate rock
Cumulate rocks are igneous rocks formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma either by settling or floating.
Dacite
Dacite is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides.
Dike (geology)
In geology, a dike or dyke is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body.
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Earthquake swarm
In seismology, an earthquake swarm is a sequence of seismic events occurring in a local area within a relatively short period.
See Ollagüe and Earthquake swarm
El Loa
El Loa Province (Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II).
Eocene
The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).
Evaporation
Evaporation is a type of vaporization that occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.
Evaporite
An evaporite is a water-soluble sedimentary mineral deposit that results from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution.
Fault (geology)
In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.
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Felsic
In geology, felsic is a modifier describing igneous rocks that are relatively rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz.
Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
The Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (British company name: Antofagasta (Chili) & Bolivia Railway or FCAB for short) is a private railway operating in the northern provinces of Chile.
See Ollagüe and Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
Foothills or piedmont are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range, higher hill range or an upland area.
Fractional crystallization (geology)
Fractional crystallization, or crystal fractionation, is one of the most important geochemical and physical processes operating within crust and mantle of a rocky planetary body, such as the Earth.
See Ollagüe and Fractional crystallization (geology)
Fumarole
A fumarole (or fumerole) is a vent in the surface of the Earth or another rocky planet from which hot volcanic gases and vapors are emitted, without any accompanying liquids or solids.
Gabbro
Gabbro is a phaneritic (coarse-grained), mafic intrusive igneous rock formed from the slow cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma into a holocrystalline mass deep beneath the Earth's surface.
Galán
Cerro Galán is a caldera in the Catamarca Province of Argentina. Ollagüe and Galán are polygenetic volcanoes.
Glacial period
A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.
See Ollagüe and Glacial period
Glacier
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight.
Graben
In geology, a graben is a depressed block of the crust of a planet or moon, bordered by parallel normal faults.
Gully
A gully is a landform created by running water, mass movement, or commonly a combination of both eroding sharply into soil or other relatively erodible material, typically on a hillside or in river floodplains or terraces.
Gypsum
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula.
Height above mean sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.
See Ollagüe and Height above mean sea level
Highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land.
Holocene
The Holocene is the current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago.
Hydrothermal circulation
Hydrothermal circulation in its most general sense is the circulation of hot water (Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, water,Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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Hypoxia (medicine)
Hypoxia is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level.
See Ollagüe and Hypoxia (medicine)
Ignimbrite
Ignimbrite is a type of volcanic rock, consisting of hardened tuff.
Ilmenite
Ilmenite is a titanium-iron oxide mineral with the idealized formula.
Industrialisation
Industrialisation (UK) or industrialization (US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society.
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International Journal of Earth Sciences
International Journal of Earth Sciences is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published monthly by Springer Science+Business Media.
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Intervocalic consonant
In phonetics and phonology, an intervocalic consonant is a consonant that occurs between two vowels.
See Ollagüe and Intervocalic consonant
Irruputuncu
Irruputuncu is a volcano in the commune of Pica, Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile, as well as San Pedro de Quemes Municipality, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia. Ollagüe and Irruputuncu are Bolivia–Chile border, International mountains of South America, polygenetic volcanoes, Stratovolcanoes of Chile and volcanoes of Potosí Department.
Journal of Petrology
The Journal of Petrology is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal focused on the field of igneous and metamorphic petrology and petrogenesis.
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Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research is a scientific journal that publishes recent research on the fields of volcanology and geothermal activity, as well as the societal and environmental impact of these phenomenon.
See Ollagüe and Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Kaolinite
Kaolinite (also called kaolin) is a clay mineral, with the chemical composition: Al2Si2O5(OH)4.
K–Ar dating
Potassium–argon dating, abbreviated K–Ar dating, is a radiometric dating method used in geochronology and archaeology.
Lake Tauca
Lake Tauca is a former lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia.
Land mine
A land mine, or landmine, is an explosive weapon concealed under or camouflaged on the ground, and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets, ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks, as they pass over or near it.
Landsat program
The Landsat program is the longest-running enterprise for acquisition of satellite imagery of Earth.
See Ollagüe and Landsat program
Landslide
Landslides, also known as landslips, or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows.
Lava
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface.
See Ollagüe and Lava
Lava dome
In volcanology, a lava dome is a circular, mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.
Lava lake
Lava lakes are large volumes of molten lava, usually basaltic, contained in a volcanic vent, crater, or broad depression.
Lineament
See also Line (geometry) A lineament is a linear feature in a landscape which is an expression of an underlying geological structure such as a fault.
List of volcanoes in Bolivia
The country of Bolivia hosts numerous activeIn vulcanology and this article active volcanoes are those with Holocene eruption, that means eruptions in the last 10,000 years.
See Ollagüe and List of volcanoes in Bolivia
List of volcanoes in Chile
The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program lists 105 volcanoes in Chile that have been active during the Holocene.
See Ollagüe and List of volcanoes in Chile
Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of regional cooling, particularly pronounced in the North Atlantic region.
See Ollagüe and Little Ice Age
Llama
The llama (Lama glama) is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the pre-Columbian era.
Mafic
A mafic mineral or rock is a silicate mineral or igneous rock rich in magnesium and iron.
Magma
Magma is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed.
Magma chamber
A magma chamber is a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface of the Earth.
Magnetite
Magnetite is a mineral and one of the main iron ores, with the chemical formula.
Mantle wedge
A mantle wedge is a triangular shaped piece of mantle that lies above a subducting tectonic plate and below the overriding plate.
Medicine Lake Volcano
Medicine Lake Volcano is a large shield volcano in northeastern California about northeast of Mount Shasta.
See Ollagüe and Medicine Lake Volcano
Metasomatism (from the Greek μετά metá "change" and σῶμα sôma "body") is the chemical alteration of a rock by hydrothermal and other fluids.
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth.
Miocene
The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).
Monogenetic volcanic field
A monogenetic volcanic field is a type of volcanic field consisting of a group of small monogenetic volcanoes, each of which erupts only once, as opposed to polygenetic volcanoes, which erupt repeatedly over a period of time.
See Ollagüe and Monogenetic volcanic field
Moraine
A moraine is any accumulation of unconsolidated debris (regolith and rock), sometimes referred to as glacial till, that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions, and that has been previously carried along by a glacier or ice sheet.
Mount Mazama
Mount Mazama (Tum-sum-ne in the Native American language Klamath) is a complex volcano in the western U.S. state of Oregon, in a segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc and Cascade Range.
National Geology and Mining Service
Santiago. The National Geology and Mining Service (Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería; SERNAGEOMIN) is a Chilean government agency.
See Ollagüe and National Geology and Mining Service
Nazca Plate
The Nazca Plate or Nasca Plate, named after the Nazca region of southern Peru, is an oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin off the west coast of South America.
Nor Lípez Province
Nor Lípez is a province in the Bolivian department of Potosí.
See Ollagüe and Nor Lípez Province
Nuclear fallout
Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed.
See Ollagüe and Nuclear fallout
Olca
Olca is a stratovolcano on the border of Chile and Bolivia. Ollagüe and Olca are Bolivia–Chile border, International mountains of South America, Pleistocene stratovolcanoes, polygenetic volcanoes, Stratovolcanoes of Chile, volcanoes of Antofagasta Region and volcanoes of Potosí Department.
See Ollagüe and Olca
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present (to). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain.
Olivine
The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula.
Ollagüe, Chile
Ollagüe is a Chilean frontier village and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region.
See Ollagüe and Ollagüe, Chile
Opal
Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2·nH2O); its water content may range from 3% to 21% by weight, but is usually between 6% and 10%.
See Ollagüe and Opal
Oral tradition
Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.
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Paleozoic
The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era is the first of three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.
Parasitic cone
A parasitic cone (also adventive cone or satellite cone) is the cone-shaped accumulation of volcanic material not part of the central vent of a volcano.
See Ollagüe and Parasitic cone
Parinacota (volcano)
Parinacota (in Hispanicized spelling), Parina Quta or Parinaquta is a dormant stratovolcano on the border of Bolivia and Chile. Ollagüe and Parinacota (volcano) are Bolivia–Chile border, International mountains of South America, Pleistocene stratovolcanoes, polygenetic volcanoes and Stratovolcanoes of Chile.
See Ollagüe and Parinacota (volcano)
Pelcoya Canton
Pelcoya is one of the cantons of the San Pedro de Quemes Municipality, the second municipal section of the Nor Lípez Province in the Potosí Department of Bolivia.
See Ollagüe and Pelcoya Canton
Peru–Chile Trench
The Peru–Chile Trench, also known as the Atacama Trench, is an oceanic trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about off the coast of Peru and Chile.
See Ollagüe and Peru–Chile Trench
Phenocryst
Swiss side of the Mont Blanc massif, has large white phenocrysts of plagioclase (that have trapezoid shapes when cut through). 1 euro coin (diameter 2.3 cm) for scale. A phenocryst is an early forming, relatively large and usually conspicuous crystal distinctly larger than the grains of the rock groundmass of an igneous rock.
Phreatomagmatic eruption
Phreatomagmatic eruptions are volcanic eruptions resulting from interaction between magma and water.
See Ollagüe and Phreatomagmatic eruption
Plagioclase
Plagioclase is a series of tectosilicate (framework silicate) minerals within the feldspar group.
Planchón-Peteroa
Planchón-Peteroa is a complex volcano extending in a north–south direction along the border between Argentina and Chile. Ollagüe and Planchón-Peteroa are International mountains of South America and polygenetic volcanoes.
See Ollagüe and Planchón-Peteroa
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
Plinian eruption
Plinian eruptions or Vesuvian eruptions are volcanic eruptions marked by their similarity to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
See Ollagüe and Plinian eruption
Potassium
Potassium is a chemical element; it has symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number19.
Potassium nitrate
Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with a sharp, salty, bitter taste and the chemical formula.
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Potosí Department
Potosí (Quechua: P'utuqsi; Aymara: Putusi) is a department in southwestern Bolivia.
See Ollagüe and Potosí Department
Proterozoic
The Proterozoic is the third of the four geologic eons of Earth's history, spanning the time interval from 2500 to 538.8Mya, the longest eon of the Earth's geologic time scale.
Provinces of Chile
A province is a second-level administrative division in Chile.
See Ollagüe and Provinces of Chile
Pumice
Pumice, called pumicite in its powdered or dust form, is a volcanic rock that consists of extremely vesicular rough-textured volcanic glass, which may or may not contain crystals.
Putana
In Hinduism, Pūtanā is a rakshasi (demoness), who was killed by the infant-god Krishna.
Pyroclastic flow
A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of but is capable of reaching speeds up to.
See Ollagüe and Pyroclastic flow
Pyroclastic rock
Pyroclastic rocks are clastic rocks composed of rock fragments produced and ejected by explosive volcanic eruptions.
See Ollagüe and Pyroclastic rock
Pyroxene
The pyroxenes (commonly abbreviated Px) are a group of important rock-forming inosilicate minerals found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Quartz
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide).
Radiometric dating
Radiometric dating, radioactive dating or radioisotope dating is a technique which is used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, in which trace radioactive impurities were selectively incorporated when they were formed.
See Ollagüe and Radiometric dating
Rhyolite
Rhyolite is the most silica-rich of volcanic rocks.
Ruins
Ruins are the remains of a civilization's architecture.
Salar de Ascotán
Salar de Ascotán, also known as Salar de Cebollar, is a salt flat in northern Chile. Ollagüe and Salar de Ascotán are volcanoes of Antofagasta Region.
See Ollagüe and Salar de Ascotán
Salar de Carcote
Salar de Carcote, also known as Salar de San Martín, is a salt flat in northern Chile.
See Ollagüe and Salar de Carcote
Salt pan (geology)
Natural salt pans or salt flats are flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun.
See Ollagüe and Salt pan (geology)
San Pedro (Chile volcano)
San Pedro is a Holocene composite volcano in northern Chile and at in elevation one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. Ollagüe and San Pedro (Chile volcano) are Pleistocene stratovolcanoes, Stratovolcanoes of Chile and volcanoes of Antofagasta Region.
See Ollagüe and San Pedro (Chile volcano)
Scree
Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall.
Sector collapse
A sector collapse or lateral collapse is the structural failure and subsequent collapse of part of a volcano.
See Ollagüe and Sector collapse
Silicic acid
In chemistry, a silicic acid is any chemical compound containing the element silicon attached to oxide and hydroxyl groups, with the general formula or, equivalently,.
Slab (geology)
In geology, the slab is a significant constituent of subduction zones.
See Ollagüe and Slab (geology)
Snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
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Snow line
The climatic snow line is the boundary between a snow-covered and snow-free surface.
Solar irradiance
Solar irradiance is the power per unit area (surface power density) received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range of the measuring instrument.
See Ollagüe and Solar irradiance
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
South American Plate
The South American Plate is a major tectonic plate which includes the continent of South America as well as a sizable region of the Atlantic Ocean seabed extending eastward to the African Plate, with which it forms the southern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
See Ollagüe and South American Plate
Stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra.
Subduction
Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.
Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word.
Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
Tata Sabaya
Tata Sabaya is a high volcano in Bolivia. Ollagüe and Tata Sabaya are Five-thousanders of the Andes.
Technical report
A technical report (also scientific report) is a document that describes the process, progress, or results of technical or scientific research or the state of a technical or scientific research problem.
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Tephra
Tephra is fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption regardless of composition, fragment size, or emplacement mechanism.
Thematic Mapper
A Thematic Mapper (TM) is one of the Earth observing sensors introduced in the Landsat program.
See Ollagüe and Thematic Mapper
Three Sisters (Oregon)
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Titanite
Titanite, or sphene, is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, CaTiSiO5.
Train station
A train station, railroad station, or railroad depot (mainly North American terminology) and railway station (mainly UK and other Anglophone countries) is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both.
U-shaped valley
U-shaped valleys, also called trough valleys or glacial troughs, are formed by the process of glaciation.
See Ollagüe and U-shaped valley
Ultra-prominent peak
An ultra-prominent peak, or ultra for short, is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of or more; it is also called a P1500.
See Ollagüe and Ultra-prominent peak
Unconformity
An unconformity is a buried erosional or non-depositional surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages, indicating that sediment deposition was not continuous.
Vitrophyre
A vitrophyre is a porphyritic volcanic rock in which phenocrysts are embedded in a glassy matrix.
Volcanic arc
A volcanic arc (also known as a magmatic arc) is a belt of volcanoes formed above a subducting oceanic tectonic plate, with the belt arranged in an arc shape as seen from above.
Volcanic bomb
A volcanic bomb or lava bomb is a mass of partially molten rock (tephra) larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption.
Volcanic crater
A volcanic crater is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity.
See Ollagüe and Volcanic crater
Volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
Wanaku (Potosí)
Wanaku (Quechua for guanaco, Hispanicized spelling Huanaco, Huanacu) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about high.
See Ollagüe and Wanaku (Potosí)
War of the Pacific
The War of the Pacific (Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Nitrate War (Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884.
See Ollagüe and War of the Pacific
Water
Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula.
Xenolith
A xenolith ("foreign rock") is a rock fragment (country rock) that becomes enveloped in a larger rock during the latter's development and solidification.
Yeísmo
Yeísmo (literally "Y-ism") is a distinctive feature of certain dialects of the Spanish language, characterized by the loss of the traditional palatal lateral approximant phoneme (written) and its merger into the phoneme (written). It is an example of delateralization.
Zircon
Zircon is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium.
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
On March27, 1980, a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States.
See Ollagüe and 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
See also
Bolivia–Chile border
- Acotango
- Altiplano
- Ancomarca Plateau
- Atacama Desert border dispute
- Bolivia–Chile border
- Boundary Treaty of 1866 between Chile and Bolivia
- Boundary Treaty of 1874 between Chile and Bolivia
- Cerro Capurata
- Charaña Accords
- Irruputuncu
- Kimsa Chata (Bolivia-Chile)
- Licancabur
- Litoral Department
- Michincha
- Olca
- Olca-Paruma
- Ollagüe
- Parinacota (volcano)
- Paruma
- Pomerape
- Pukintika
- Puna de Atacama dispute
- Sillajhuay
- Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1904)
- Umurata
- Uqi Uqini
- Zapaleri
Volcanoes of Potosí Department
- Cerro Araral
- Cerro Chascon-Runtu Jarita complex
- Cerro Guacha
- Cerro Lípez
- Ch'iqu
- Guayaques
- Irruputuncu
- Juriques
- Kari-Kari (caldera)
- Licancabur
- Linzor
- Michincha
- Nuevo Mundo volcano
- Olca
- Olca-Paruma
- Ollagüe
- Pampa Luxsar
- Paruma
- Pastos Grandes
- Qhawana
- Sairecabur
- Suni K'ira
- Tocorpuri
- Tunupa
- Ukilla
- Uturuncu
- Volcán Putana
- Zapaleri
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollagüe
Also known as Ollaguee.
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