Q'asiri (Tacna)

This article is about the mountain in the Tacna Region in Peru. For other uses, see Q'asiri.
Q'asiri
Paugarani[1]

Casiri volcanic complex
Highest point
Elevation 5,650 m (18,540 ft)
Coordinates 17°28′00″S 69°48′48″W / 17.46667°S 69.81333°W / -17.46667; -69.81333Coordinates: 17°28′00″S 69°48′48″W / 17.46667°S 69.81333°W / -17.46667; -69.81333
Naming
Translation bawler (Aymara)
Geography
Q'asiri

Peru

Location Peru, Tacna Region
Parent range Andes, Barroso
Geology
Age of rock Unknown[1]
Mountain type Volcano
Volcanic arc/belt Central Volcanic Zone
Map of the area

Q'asiri (Aymara for bawler,[2] hispanicized spelling Casiri) is a mountainous complex in the Barroso mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,650 metres (18,537 ft) high. It is located at the border of the Tacna Region, Tacna Province, Palca District and the Tarata Province, Tarata District.

The volcano has a height of 1,050 metres (3,440 ft), a diametre of 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) and a volume of 7 cubic kilometres (1.7 cu mi). Four centres are aligned on an east-west trending ridge, presumably formed through a shift in the conduit, with the youngest centre southeast of the ridge. This youngest centre has a summit crater, a western lava dome of possibly dacitic composition and two southbound lava flows showing signs of having been active after the ice ages. A sulfur mine Gloria is associated with the lava flows, and another is found on the northwest side of the volcano. There are no reports of historical activity.[1][3] This volcano does not appear to be a threat.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Casiri". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ↑ Juan Carlos Mamani Morales, Cuentos de Parinacota, 2009, p. 48: Casiri: del aymara q'asiri, gritador/a
  3. ↑ de Silva, SL; Francis, PW (March 1990). "Potentially active volcanoes of Peru-Observations using Landsat Thematic Mapper and Space Shuttle imagery". Bulletin of Volcanology (Springer-Verlag) 52 (4): 286–301. doi:10.1007/BF00304100. ISSN 1432-0819. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. ↑ DEGG, MARTIN R; CHESTER, DAVID K (June 2005). "Seismic and volcanic hazards in Peru: changing attitudes to disaster mitigation". The Geographical Journal 171 (2): 125–145. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2005.00155.x. Retrieved 12 October 2015.


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