The Puy de la Vache is a basaltic volcano in the Chaîne des Puys, in the Massif Central of France.
| Puy de la Vache | |
|---|---|
 The Puy de la Vache seen from the Puy de Lassolas. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,167 m (3,829 ft) |
| Coordinates | 45°42′19″N 2°57′48″E / 45.70528°N 2.96333°E |
| Geography | |
  Puy de la Vache France | |
| Location | Puy-de-Dôme, France |
| Parent range | Chaîne des Puys (Massif Central) |
Geography edit
Topography edit
The Puy de la Vache is located in the municipality of Saint-Genès-Champanelle, southwest of Clermont-Ferrand. It rises to an altitude of 1,167 meters.[1]
Geology edit
With its twin, the Puy de Lassolas, they form two monogenetic volcanoes, meaning they were born from a single eruptive episode of Strombolian type. They form two scoria cones, ranging in color from red (for those exposed to the heat of the crater, which favored their oxidation) to black.[2][3]
Rare phenocrysts (large crystals contained within a volcanic rock) can be found at this site.[4]
References edit
- ^ IGN maps available on Géoportail
- ^ "Le puy de Lassolas | Auvergne Destination". www.auvergne-destination.com (in French). 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Lecoq, Henri (1840). Elements de geographie physique et de meteorologie, ou resume des notions acquises sur les grands phenomenes et les grandes lois de la nature par H. Lecoq (in French). Societe typographique Belge, Ad. Whalen et compe. p. 279.
- ^ Bentor, Yaakow K. (1955). La chaîne des Puys (Massif central français) Recherches géologiques et pétrographiques (in French). C. Béranger. p. 805.
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