Zapaleri

Coordinates: 22°48′57″S 67°10′48″W / 22.81583°S 67.18000°W / -22.81583; -67.18000
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Zapaleri
Highest point
Elevation5,643 m (18,514 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates22°48′57″S 67°10′48″W / 22.81583°S 67.18000°W / -22.81583; -67.18000
Geography
Zapaleri, right down on the map
CountriesArgentina, Bolivia and Chile
Parent rangeAndes

Zapaleri is a

mya Tara Ignimbrite from the Guacha caldera[3] and the basement beneath the volcano is formed from Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks affected by tectonic deformation. Volcanic rocks are andesite, basalt, dacite and rhyolite.[4] Late Cretaceous rocks are also found in the area,[5] as are Pleistocene shoshonite volcanic rocks.[6]

The Bolivian portion of the mountain is protected within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve. Moreover, it is close to the sector Salar de Tara-Salar de Aguas Calientes of Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile.[citation needed]

Zapaleri is associated with a major source of obsidian,[7] with a distribution sphere found in archeological sites over 350 kilometres (220 mi) wide.[8] The obsidian is found on the Bolivian side of the border next to Laguna Blanca. Another source is found on Solterio Mountain.[9] Inca and earlier archeological remains are associated with the obsidian sites.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Cerro Zapaleri". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  2. ISSN 1669-9041
    . Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. doi:10.1029/2012GC004276
    .
  4. ^ Munizaga, Francisco; Marinovic, Nicolas. "Evidencias preliminares de un volcanismo cenozoico superior en el area del Vn. Zapaleri, II Region, Chile" (PDF).
    SERNAGEOMIN (in Spanish). Second Chilean Geologic Congress. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ISBN 978-3-322-85472-8
    .
  6. doi:10.1016/0012-8252(82)90042-3
    .
  7. doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.06.008
    .
  8. ISBN 978-1-4419-5704-7
    .
  9. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2003.08.001
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  10. doi:10.1002/gea.20306
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