Vulsini volcanic complex

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The Vulsini volcanic complex is an extinct volcanic area in central Italy characterized by large calderas and crater lakes formed by past explosive eruptions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct volcano
volcanic complex
composition basaltic rocks
phonolite
potassic volcanic rocks
trachyte
country Italy
eruptionStyle explosive eruptions
eruptiveProducts ignimbrites
lava flows
pyroclastic fall deposits
pyroclastic flows
formsLandscape Bolsena Lake district
geologicalAge Pleistocene
linked to: Pleistocene epoch

Quaternary
geologicalNature caldera complex
hasCraterLake Lake Bolsena
Lake Mezzano
hasDepression Bolsena basin
linked to: Bolsena caldera

Latera basin
hasFeature crater lakes
large calderas
hasPart Bolsena caldera
Latera caldera
Montefiascone volcanic center
Valentano volcanic center
hasResearchField Quaternary geology
geothermics
volcanology
hasTopographicHigh Montefiascone area
lastEruption Holocene
locatedIn Lazio
central Italy
linked to: Central Italy
mountainRange Apennines
near Orvieto
Viterbo
notableFor large caldera-forming eruptions
well-preserved crater lakes
overlies Mesozoic sedimentary basement
partOf Italian volcanic province
Roman Magmatic Province
region Latium
status extinct
tectonicSetting post-collisional extensional setting
usedFor geothermal exploration
volcanicArcOrBelt Roman volcanic province
volcanicType potassic alkaline volcanism

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Lake Bolsena locatedOn Vulsini volcanic complex
Lake Bolsena locatedInCraterOf Vulsini volcano
linked to: Vulsini volcanic complex
Apennine volcanic arc contains Vulsini volcanic district
linked to: Vulsini volcanic complex
Lake Martignano partOf Sabatinian volcanic district
linked to: Vulsini volcanic complex
Vulsini volcanic complex volcanicArcOrBelt Roman volcanic province
linked to: Vulsini volcanic complex
Vulsini volcanic complex hasPart Montefiascone volcanic center
linked to: Vulsini volcanic complex
Grotte di Castro locatedInGeologicalRegion Volsini volcanic complex
linked to: Vulsini volcanic complex