Location Argentina Last eruption 5050 BCE Province Mendoza Province Parent range Andes | Mountain type Shield volcano Elevation 3,680 m Mountain range Andes | |
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Similar Cochiquito Volcanic Group, Huanquihue Group, Caichinque, Auquihuato, Cerro del Azufre | ||
Payun Matru is a shield volcano in Argentina, located in the Reserva Provincial La Payunia of the Malargüe Department, to the south of the Mendoza Province.
Map of Payun Matru, Mendoza Province, Argentina
Volcan Payun is notable for large crystals of hematite pseudomorphs after magnetite, of volcanic fumarole origin.
References
Payun Matru Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA