Jackson Volcano
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| Jackson Volcano | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 884 m (2,900 ft) below Jackson |
| Location | |
| Location | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 32°18′00″N 90°10′20″W / 32.300126°N 90.172121°WCoordinates: 32°18′00″N 90°10′20″W / 32.300126°N 90.172121°W |
| Geology | |
| Type | (unknown, extinct) |
| Age of rock | 65,000,000 years |
| Last eruption | Cretaceous |
Jackson Volcano is an extinct volcano located 2900 feet (884 meters) beneath the city of Jackson, Mississippi, under the Mississippi Coliseum. It is the only volcano located directly below a capital city in the United States. The volcano was discovered in 1819.[1]
Jackson Volcano is believed to have been extinct for at least 65 million years.[2] A hypothesis states that the Jackson Volcano and related igneous activity in Mississippi were a result of the North America Plate's passage over the Bermuda hotspot 65 million years ago.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Mississippi, University of (2003-12-12). "The Geology of Mississippi". University of Mississippi. http://smartweed.olemiss.edu/nmgk8/curriculum/middleschool/eighth/geology_of_mississippi/The%20Geology%20of%20Mississippi.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality: Frequently Asked Questiogns
- ^ Vogt, Peter R.; Woo-Yeol Jung (2007). "Origin of the Bermuda volcanoes and the Bermuda Rise: History, observations, models, and puzzles" (PDF). Special Paper 430: Plates, Plumes and Planetary Processes (Geological Society of America) 430: pp. 553–591. doi:10.1130/2007.2430(27). http://www.mantleplumes.org/P%5E4/P%5E4Chapters/VogtBermudaP4AcceptedMS.pdf.
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