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Muruq'u
Muruq'u
is a 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
.
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
.
