Argentina · Volcanic field
Payun Matru
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 3715m
- Last eruption
- -5050
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- South America / Southern Andean Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3715m
- Coordinates
- -36.422, -69.241
- Last eruption
- -5050
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
The Payún Matrú volcanic field in Argentina includes a massive hawaiian-style shield volcano that lies 530 km from the oceanic trench.
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From Wikipedia
Payún Matrú is a shield volcano in the Reserva Provincial La Payunia of the Malargüe Department, south of the Mendoza Province in Argentina. It lies in the back-arc region of the Andean Volcanic Belt, and was formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. Payún Matrú, along with the Llancanelo, Nevado and Salado Basin volcanic fields, form the Payenia province. It has been proposed as a World Heritage Site since 2011.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 5050 BCE (±1000 yrs) – 5050 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 0 (5050 BCE)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 5050 BCE (±1000 yrs)VEI 0Geological estimate5050 BCE – end unknownEscorial del Matru caldera
Nearby volcanoes
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