Chile · Caldera
Laguna del Maule
Maule, Laguna del
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 2162m
- Last eruption
- -50
- 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.
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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 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 4
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 4450 BCE – 50 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (50 BCE, the most recent of 4)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 50 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate50 BCE – end unknown
- 250 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate250 BCE – end unknown
- 1550 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate1550 BCE – end unknown
- 4450 BCEVEI 0Geological estimate4450 BCE – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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