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Jordan Craters

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
1473m
Last eruption
-1250
Jordan Craters
Photo: Lee Siebert, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Volcanic field
Country
United States
Region
North America / High Lava Plains Volcanic Province
Elevation
1473m
Coordinates
43.147, -117.460
Last eruption
-1250
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt

Geological summary

Jordan Craters volcanic field consists of well-preserved basaltic lava flows and scoria cones that are the youngest and northernmost of a group of three Quaternary lava fields covering an area of 250 km2 in SE Oregon.

Excerpt from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Read the full summary on GVP →

Eruption history

1 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
1
Uncertain eruptions
0
Span of confirmed record
1250 BCE – 1250 BCE
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1250 BCE)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
0
Summary (VEI over time)
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1250 BCE~1250 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21250 BCE1250 BCE1249 BCE1249 BCE1249 BCE

Detailed timeline

  1. 1250 BCEVEI 2Geological estimate
    1250 BCE – end unknown
    Coffeepot Crater

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