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Holocene eruptive activity of El Chichón Volcano, Chiapas, Mexico

January 1, 1984

Geologic and radiometric-age data indicate that El Chichón was frequently and violently active during the Holocene, including eruptive episodes about 600, 1250, and 1700 years ago and several undated, older eruptions. These episodes, involving explosive eruptions of sulfur-rich magma and associated dome-growth processes, were apparently separated by intervals of approximately 350 to 650 years. Some of El Chichón's eruptions may correlate with unusual atmospheric phenomena around A.D. 1300 and possibly A.D. 623.

Publication Year 1984
Title Holocene eruptive activity of El Chichón Volcano, Chiapas, Mexico
DOI 10.1126/science.224.4650.747
Authors Robert I. Tilling, Meyer Rubin, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Steven Carey, Wendell A. Duffield, William I. Rose
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Science
Index ID 70013730
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse