Zapaleri
Zapaleri is a volcano whose summit is the tripoint of the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. A number of railways are in the area.[1] It is part of Potosí Department (Bolivia), Jujuy Province (Argentina), and Antofagasta Region (Chile).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The volcano formed on top of the 2.89 mya Tara Ignimbrite from the Guacha caldera[2] 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.[3] Late Cretaceous rocks are also found in the area,[4] as are Pleistocene shoshonite volcanic rocks.[5]
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Zapaleri is associated with a major source of obsidian,[6] with a distribution sphere found in archeological sites over Script error: No such module "convert". wide.[7] The obsidian is found on the Bolivian side of the border next to Laguna Blanca. Another source is found on Solterio Mountain.[8] Inca and earlier archeological remains are associated with the obsidian sites.[9]
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