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El Tiñor Volcano, El Hierro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El Tiñor Volcano | Volcano |
| El Hierro | Island |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province | Province |
| Canary Islands | Group of Autonomous Communities |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 47' 50'' North , 17° 56' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
1.12 ± 0.02 to 0.882 ± 0.013 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
K-Ar
Reference for age:
Guillou, H., Carracedo, J. C., Torrado, F. P., & Badiola, E. R. (1996). K-Ar ages and magnetic stratigraphy of a hotspot-induced, fast grown oceanic island: El Hierro, Canary Islands. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 73(1-2), 141-155. doi.org/10.1016/0377-0273(96)00021-2
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valverde | 5,000 (2012) | 2.0km |
| Frontera | 4,010 (2011) | 8.4km |
| La Restinga | 541 (2011) | 18.0km |
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References
Neumann, Else-Ragnhild (1991) Ultramafic and mafic xenoliths from Hierro, Canary Islands: evidence for melt infiltration in the upper mantle. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 106 (2) 236-252 doi:10.1007/bf00306436
Whitehouse, M. J., Neumann, E. -R. (1995) Sr-Nd-Pb isotope data for ultramafic xenoliths from Hierro, Canary Islands: Melt infiltration processes in the upper mantle. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 119 (2) 239-246 doi:10.1007/bf00307284
Stroncik, Nicole A., Klügel, Andreas, Hansteen, Thor H. (2009) The magmatic plumbing system beneath El Hierro (Canary Islands): constraints from phenocrysts and naturally quenched basaltic glasses in submarine rocks. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 157 (5) 593-607 doi:10.1007/s00410-008-0354-5
