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Country: | Chile | |
| Subregion Name: | Central Chile | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1507-061 | ||
| Volcano Type: | Caldera | ||
| Volcano Status: | Holocene | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 3092 m | 10,144 feet | |
| Latitude: | 36.02°S * | 36°1'0"S | |
| Longitude: | 70.58°W | 70°35'0"W | |
| The 15 x 25 km wide Laguna del Maule caldera contains 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 the Maule lake, which occupies part of the northern portion of the caldera. The latest activity produced an explosion crater on the east side of the lake and a series of Holocene rhyolitic lava domes and blocky lava flows that surround Laguna del Maule. | |||
