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Puracé is an 
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andesitic
Andesite () is a volcanic rock of intermediate composition. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between silica-poor basalt and silica-rich rhyolite. It is fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic in texture, and is composed predomin ...
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and peri ...
located in the Puracé National Natural Park in the Cauca Department
Cauca Department (, es, Departamento del Cauca) is a Department of Southwestern Colombia. Located in the southwestern part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department t ...
, Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...
. It is part of the North Volcanic Zone
The Andean Volcanic Belt is a major volcanic belt along the Andean cordillera in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is formed as a result of subduction of the Nazca Plate and Antarctic Plate underneath the South America ...
of the Andean Volcanic Belt. The volcano is located at the intersection of the Coconucos and Morras Faults.Plancha 365, 2003
It is one of the most active volcanoes in Colombia. Large explosive eruptions occurred in 1849, 1869, 1885, 1949, 1950, 1956, and 1957. There were about a dozen eruptions in the 20th century, the most recent being in 1977. On this occasion, volcanic ash was deposited away. Fumaroles were seen near the summit in 1990, and hot springs emerged from some of the lower slopes.
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See also
*List of volcanoes in Colombia
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Colombia.
See also
* List of earthquakes in Colombia
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
* Geology of Colombia
References
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* List of volcanoes by elevation
A list (incomplete) of volcanoes on Earth arranged by elevation in metres.
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From its base on the ocean floor
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References
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* Mountains of Colombia Stratovolcanoes of Colombia Active volcanoes Andean Volcanic Belt Biosphere reserves of Colombia 19th-century volcanic events 20th-century volcanic events Holocene stratovolcanoes Quaternary Colombia Geography of Cauca Department Four-thousanders of the Andes {{Colombia-geo-stub