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Cerro Nicholson

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Description

Cerro Nicholson is a scoria cone in Peru. It is constructed on top of the 1.65 mya Arequipa Airport Ignimbrite and is well preserved with a summit crater. It is located westsouthwest of Chachani volcano. Lavas erupted from this centre are dark in colour. They are basalt andesitic with vesicularity between 0 and 70%.[2]

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