Laguna del Maule (volcano) Laguna del Maule (volcano) Laguna del Maule is a volcanic field in the Andes mountain range of Chile, close to, and partly overlapping, the Chile-Argentina frontier. The bulk of the volcanic field is in the Talca province of Chile's Maule Region. It is a segment of the Southern Volcanic Zone, part of the Andean Volcanic Belt. Many of the volcanic centres in the Laguna del Maule volcanic field formed during postglacial times, after glaciers had retreated from the area. This activity has generated cones, lava domes, lava coulees and lava flows which surround Laguna del Maule lake. The field gets
Laguna del Maule (volcano) part of the field, as well as rhyolitic and () 2,000 years ago in the eastern and southwestern parts of the field, respectively. Other proposed dates are 23,000 years ago for the Espejos rhyolite, 14,500 years ago for the Cari Launa rhyolite, 6,400 and 3,900 years ago for the Barrancas complex and 2,200 years ago for the Colada Divisoria. Undated postglacial units are andesitic () scoria cone and lava flow just west of Laguna del Maule, andesitic on the southeastern shore of Laguna del Maule, rhyolitic at Laguna del Maule and rhyodacitic in the western part of the field. This