Auca Mahuida

Auca Mahuida
Auca Mahuida
Highest point
Elevation	2,243 m (7,359 ft)
Coordinates	37°44′17″S 68°55′26″W / 37.738°S 68.924°W
Geography
	Auca Mahuida Argentina
Location	Argentina, Neuquén Province
Parent range	Andes

Auca Mahuida is a shield volcano in the Payenia Volcanic Province of Neuquén Province, Argentina. K–Ar dating of samples at the volcano indicated it formed between 1.8 and 1.0 million years ago, and is the only shield volcano in the province.^[1] The summit crater and andesitic volcanic plug are well-preserved.^[2]

References

^ Pallares, Carlos; Quidelleur, Xavier; Gillot, Pierre-Yves; Kluska, Jean-Michel; Tchilinguirian, Paul; Sarda, Philippe (2016). "The temporal evolution of back-arc magmas from the Auca Mahuida shield volcano (Payenia Volcanic Province, Argentina)". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 323: 19–37. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.04.043.
^ "Auca Mahuida Volcanic Field". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

[Pallares16-1] Pallares, Carlos; Quidelleur, Xavier; Gillot, Pierre-Yves; Kluska, Jean-Michel; Tchilinguirian, Paul; Sarda, Philippe (2016). "The temporal evolution of back-arc magmas from the Auca Mahuida shield volcano (Payenia Volcanic Province, Argentina)". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 323: 19–37. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.04.043.

[2] "Auca Mahuida Volcanic Field". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.

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