Concepción (volcano): Difference between revisions

Concepción is an active [[stratovolcano]] that forms the northwest part of the Isla de Ometepe. Concepción is 1600 m tall and rests on a 1-km-thick base of [[Quaternary]] [[Lacustrine plain|lacustrine]] [[Mudstone|mudstones.]] It is considered a "pristine" volcano because there has been no influence of other volcanoes on its growth. The growth of the volcano comes in phases based on weaknesses of the crust that the volcano rests on. As it grows from additional [[magma]] flow, the volcano grows in [[mass]] and exerts pressure on the crust. This causes shifts which in turn causes more volcanic growth. This affects the [[magma chamber]] which begins the cycle again with growth because of magmatic flow.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The volcano-tectonic evolution of Concepción, Nicaragua|url = http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00445-002-0256-8|journal = Bulletin of Volcanology|date = 2003-05-01|issn = 0258-8900|pages = 248-266248–266|volume = 65|issue = 4|doi = 10.1007/s00445-002-0256-8|language = en|first = Andrea|last = Borgia|first2 = Benjamin van Wyk de|last2 = Vries}}</ref>.