Central Andean ignimbrite province

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The Central Andean ignimbrite province is a vast volcanic region in the central Andes characterized by extensive sheets of welded tuff and large caldera-forming explosive eruptions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region
ignimbrite province
volcanic province
characterizedBy extensive sheets of welded tuff
large caldera-forming explosive eruptions
contains Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex
large calderas
dominantMagmaComposition dacitic
rhyolitic
formedBy subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
hasEruptionStyle Plinian eruptions
caldera-forming eruptions
hasFeature high-elevation plateau setting
thick ignimbrite plateaus
hasGeologicalAge Cenozoic
Neogene
Quaternary
hasHazardType large explosive eruptions
hasProcess crustal melting
ignimbrite flare-up events
magma chamber evolution
hasResearchInterest continental crust evolution
ignimbrite stratigraphy
large igneous eruptions
hasRockType ignimbrite
welded tuff
hasVolcanismType explosive volcanism
silicic volcanism
locatedIn Andes
Central Andes
South America
partOf Andean Volcanic Belt
relatedTo Altiplano plateau
surface form: Altiplano-Puna plateau

Andean orogeny
studiedInDiscipline igneous petrology
tectonics
volcanology
tectonicSetting continental arc
subduction zone

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Andean Volcanic Belt contains Central Andean ignimbrite province
Uturuncu associatedWith Central Andean ignimbrite province
this entity surface form: Altiplano-Puna magma body