Laguna del Maule volcanic field

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The Laguna del Maule volcanic field is a large, geologically active volcanic complex in the southern Andes of Chile known for its extensive lava flows, domes, and a rapidly deforming caldera system beneath Laguna del Maule lake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caldera system ⓘ
silicic volcanic complex ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ
age Quaternary ⓘ
climate high Andean climate ⓘ
containsLake Laguna del Maule ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
coveredBy seasonal snow ⓘ
dominantMagmaComposition rhyolite ⓘ
elevation approximately 2200–3000 m above sea level ⓘ
geologicalAgeDetail Pleistocene to Holocene ⓘ
hasCalderaDiameter approximately 15–20 km ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature caldera ⓘ
lava domes ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
mafic vents ⓘ
pyroclastic deposits ⓘ
rhyolitic vents ⓘ
hasGroundDeformation rapid uplift ⓘ
hasHydrologicalUse hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
hasPart Laguna del Maule lake ⓘ
linked to: Laguna del Maule
hazardType ash fall ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
highestPeakElevation approximately 3000+ m ⓘ
isGeologicallyActive true ⓘ
lakeType reservoir lake ⓘ
lastHoloceneActivity Holocene rhyolitic eruptions ⓘ
locatedIn Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes

southern Andes ⓘ
linked to: Southern Andes
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Maule Region ⓘ
locatedNear Chile–Argentina border ⓘ
magmaComposition andesite ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ
dacite ⓘ
monitoredBy SERNAGEOMIN ⓘ
international research groups ⓘ
nearbyCity Talca (regional center, to the northwest) ⓘ
linked to: Talca
overridesPlate South American Plate ⓘ
researchFocus caldera unrest ⓘ
ground deformation monitoring ⓘ
magma reservoir dynamics ⓘ
tectonicPlate Nazca Plate ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction zone ⓘ
upliftCause magmatic intrusion ⓘ
upliftRate on the order of several centimeters per year ⓘ
volcanicArc Southern Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laguna del Maule → partOf → Laguna del Maule volcanic field ⓘ
Laguna del Maule → hasNearbyFeature → Laguna del Maule geothermal system ⓘ
linked to: Laguna del Maule volcanic field
Planchón-Peteroa → locatedNear → Laguna del Maule volcanic field ⓘ