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Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
Garibaldi Lake
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 2316m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- North America / Garibaldi Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2316m
- Coordinates
- 49.933, -123.000
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
A group of nine small andesitic stratovolcanoes and basaltic andesite vents in the scenic Garibaldi Lake area immediately north of Mount Garibaldi was formed during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene.
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From Wikipedia
The Garibaldi Lake volcanic field is a volcanic field, located in British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by a group of nine small andesitic stratovolcanoes and basaltic andesite vents in the scenic Garibaldi Lake area immediately north of Mount Garibaldi during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. The oldest stratovolcano, The Black Tusk, formed between about 1.3 and 1.1 million years ago (Ma). Following glacial dissection, renewed volcanism produced the lava dome and flow forming its summit. Other Pleistocene vents are located along and to the west of the Cheakamus River. Cinder Cone, to the east of The Black Tusk, produced a 9-km-long lava flow during the late Pleistocene or early Holocene.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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