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Laguna del Maule

Maule, Laguna del

Type
Caldera
Elevation
2162m
Last eruption
-50
Laguna del Maule
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Type
Caldera
Country
Chile
Region
South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2162m
Coordinates
-36.058, -70.492
Last eruption
-50
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Caldera
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary

The Laguna del Maule volcanic complex includes a 15 x 25 km caldera with a cluster of small stratovolcanoes, lava domes, and pyroclastic cones of Pleistocene-to-Holocene age. The caldera lies mostly on the Chilean side of the border, but partially extends into Argentina. Fourteen Pleistocene basaltic lava flows were erupted down the upper part of the Maule river valley. A cluster of Pleistocene cinder cones was constructed on the NW side of Maule lake in the northern part of the caldera. The latest activity produced an explosion crater on the E side of the lake and a series of Holocene rhyolitic lava domes and blocky lava flows that surround it.

From Wikipedia

Laguna del Maule is a volcanic field in the Andes mountain range of Chile, close to, and partly overlapping, the Argentina–Chile border. The bulk of the volcanic field is in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region. It is a segment of the Southern Volcanic Zone, part of the Andean Volcanic Belt. The volcanic field covers an area of 500 km2 (190 sq mi) and features at least 130 volcanic vents. Volcanic activity has generated cones, lava domes, lava coulees and lava flows, which surround the Laguna del Maule lake. The field gets its name from the lake, which is also the source of the Maule River.

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Eruption history

4 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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4450 BCE~4250 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 01650 BCE~1450 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 0250 BCE~50 BCE · 2 eruptions · max VEI 04450 BCE3450 BCE2250 BCE1250 BCE250 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 50 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    50 BCE – end unknown
  2. 250 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    250 BCE – end unknown
  3. 1550 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    1550 BCE – end unknown
  4. 4450 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate
    4450 BCE – end unknown

Nearby volcanoes

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