Cherfe outcrop, Buenavista del Norte, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain i
Regional Level Types
Cherfe outcrop Outcrop
Buenavista del Norte Municipality
Tenerife Island
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province Province
Canary Islands Group of Autonomous Communities
Spain Country

Regional Level Types
Cherfe outcrop	Outcrop
Buenavista del Norte	Municipality
Tenerife	Island
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province	Province
Canary Islands	Group of Autonomous Communities
Spain	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

28° 18' 3'' North , 16° 49' 25'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Santiago del Teide	12,050 (2012)	1.1km
Masca	150 (2012)	1.8km
Los Gigantes	2,721 (2015)	6.6km
Los Silos	5,586 (2008)	7.3km
Tanque	3,068 (2018)	7.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

425246

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:425246:0

GUID (UUID V4):

The Cherfe outcrop, shows steeply dipping polymict breccias mixed and interbedded with lapilli tuffs. Lava blocks are incorporated into pyroclastic deposits.

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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

African PlateTectonic Plate

Atlantic Ocean

African BasinOceanic Crust

Spain

Canary Islands
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province
  - Tenerife
    - Teno MassifMountain Range

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References

Longpré, M-A., Troll, V.R., Walter, T.R., Hansteen, T.H. (2009) Volcanic and geochemical evolution of the Teno massif, Tenerife, Canary Islands: Some repercussions of giant landslides on ocean island magmatism. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 10(12), 31 pages.

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