Springerville volcanic field

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Springerville volcanic field
Location
Location Arizona, USA
Coordinates 34°15′N 109°34′W / 34.25°N 109.567°W / 34.25; -109.567Coordinates: 34°15′N 109°34′W / 34.25°N 109.567°W / 34.25; -109.567[1]
Geology
Type Volcanic field[1]
Age of rock 2.1 - 0.3 million years[2]
Volcanic arc/belt Basin and Range Province

Springerville volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located in east-central Arizona, USA. The field consists of 405 discrete vents[3] covering approximately 3,000 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi)[2] and is the third largest such field in the continental United States,[4] only the San Francisco volcanic field and Medicine Lake volcanic field are larger.[5]

[edit] Notable vents

Name Elevation Coordinates Last eruption
Cerro Hueco[1] - - -
Twin Knolls[1] - - -
Wolf Mountain[1] - - -

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America. pp. 284–286. ISBN 0-512-43811-X. 
  2. ^ a b Condit, C. D.; C. B. Connor (October 1996). "Recurrence rates of volcanism in basaltic volcanic fields; an example from the Springerville volcanic field, Arizona". GSA Bulletin (Geological Society of America) v. 108 (10): p. 1225–1241. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108<1225:RROVIB>2.3.CO;2. http://bulletin.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/108/10/1225. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
  3. ^ Connor, C.B.; C. D. Condit, L. S. Crumpler, and J. C. Aubele (1992). "Evidence of Regional Structural Controls on Vent Distribution: Springerville Volcanic Field, Arizona". Journal of Geophysical Research (American Geophysical Union) 97(B9) (12): p. 12,349–12,359. http://www.agu.org/journals/jb/v097/iB09/92JB00929/92JB00929.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-04. 
  4. ^ Gattuso, John; Brian Bell (March 2002). Insight Guide Arizona & the Grand Canyon. APA Publications. pp. 75. ISBN 978-1585731695. http://books.google.com/?id=1mxjwvwVPDAC&pg=PA75&lpg=PA75&dq=Springerville+volcanic+field. 
  5. ^ Samson, Karl (2004-10). Frommer's Arizona 2005. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 314. ISBN 978-0-7645-7894-6. http://books.google.com/?id=ICSCOY_TPt8C&pg=PA314&lpg=PA314&dq=Springerville+volcanic+field. 


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