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Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

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Izalco Volcano, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador

Photo: Brent Thorne

Latitude: 13°48'N
Longitude: 89°36'W

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The volcano was almost continously active from its birth in 1770 until 1958. Since then only a brief, very small flank eruption in 1966 has interrupted dormancy. Pre-1966 Izalco lavas are vesicular vitrophyric olivine basalts, usually with bytownite phenocrysts and augite.
Many new minerals have been found in the fumaroles and fumarolic sublimates which are unusually rich in vanadine.

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19 entries listed. 14 valid minerals. 8 type localities (valid minerals).

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References

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/central_america/el_salvador/izalco/fumar.html

http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM64/AM64_941.pdf

http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM65/AM65_1146.pdf

http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM68/AM68_634.pdf

http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM68/AM68_1220.pdf

http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM70/AM70_193.pdf

http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM72/AM72_397.pdf

http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM72/AM72_1000.pdf

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