Muruq'u

Muruq'u (Quechua for ball (of yarn, wool),[2] Hispanicized spelling Morokho) is a 5,681-metre-high (18,638 ft) mountain in the Andes of Bolivia. It is situated in the Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province, in the north of the Esmoruco Municipality, southwest of Guadalupe. Muruq'u lies southeast of P'aqu Urqu and Waqrayuq.[1][3]

For the mountain in the Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, see Muruq'u (Chuquisaca).
Muruq'u
Muruq'u
Location in Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation5,681 m (18,638 ft) [1]
Coordinates21°51′55″S 66°36′22″W 
Geography
LocationBolivia, Potosí Department, Sud Lípez Province
Parent rangeAndes

Muruq'u is a volcano of early Miocene age, constructed between the Lipez and Cerro Bonete volcanoes north of Cerro Panizos. Volcanic activity commenced with explosive eruptions generating fall deposits and was followed by the extrusion of lava domes and lava flows.[4]

References
  1. BIGM map 1:50,000 San Pablo de Lípez 6228-I
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "San Antonio de Esmoruco". ine.gob.bo. Retrieved September 6, 2014. (unnamed)
  4. Michel, Fornari; L., Pozzo; Pierre, Soler; L., Bailly; J.L., Leroy; M.G., Bonhomme (1993-01-01). Miocene volcanic centers in the Southern Altiplano of Bolivia : the cerro Morokho and cerro Bonete area (sur Lipez). Colloques et Séminaires (in French). ORSTOM. pp. 363–366. ISBN 9782709911542.
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