Payunia volcanic field

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The Payunia volcanic field is an extensive volcanic region in Mendoza Province, Argentina, characterized by hundreds of cinder cones, lava flows, and basaltic plateaus within a protected natural landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural region
volcanic field
age Quaternary
climate semi-arid
contains La Payunia Provincial Reserve
country Argentina
dominantRockType basalt
elevationMax approximately 3000 metres above sea level
formationProcess effusive basaltic eruptions
geologicalProvince Andes
governedBy Province of Mendoza
linked to: Mendoza Province
hasBiodiversity Patagonian shrubland vegetation
steppe fauna
hasColorCharacteristic predominantly black volcanic terrain
hasCraterType maar craters
hasGeologicalAge Holocene
Pleistocene
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
hasLandscapeCharacteristic black lava fields
extensive lava plateaus
sparse vegetation
hasScientificInterest geomorphology
tectonics
volcanology
hasVolcanicFeatures basaltic plateaus
cinder cones
lava flows
hazardType volcanic hazard
locatedIn Cuyo region
Mendoza Province
locatedOnContinent South America
nearbyCity Malargüe
notableVolcano Payún Liso
Payún Matrú
linked to: La Payunia
numberOfCinderCones hundreds
partOf Andean volcanic belt
protectedAreaStatus protected natural landscape
recognizedAs one of the world’s largest monogenetic volcanic fields
relatedTo subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate
tectonicSetting back-arc region
tourismActivity 4x4 excursions
photography
trekking
usedFor geotourism
scientific research
volcanicRockType basaltic-andesitic
volcanicStyle monogenetic volcanism

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Payunia Provincial Reserve partOf Payunia volcanic field
La Payunia partOf Payenia volcanic province
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Payún Matrú volcano volcanicProvince Payenia volcanic province
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Payún Matrú volcano partOf La Payunia volcanic field
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Malargüe near Payunia volcanic field
Malargüe regionSpecialty volcanic landscapes of Payunia
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Payún Liso locatedIn La Payunia volcanic field
subject linked to: Payún Liso volcano
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Payún Liso isPartOf La Payunia volcanic province
subject linked to: Payún Liso volcano
linked to: Payunia volcanic field
Malargüe Department hasAttraction Payunia volcanic field