United States · Pyroclastic cone
Carrizozo Malpais
Carrizozo
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Elevation
- 1731m
- Last eruption
- -3250
- Type
- Pyroclastic cone
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Basin and Range Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1731m
- Coordinates
- 33.780, -105.930
- Last eruption
- -3250
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Minor
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The massive Carrizozo lava flow, which traveled 75 km down the Tularosa Basin of south-central New Mexico, is one of Earth's longest known Holocene lava flows.
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From Wikipedia
Summary of the Wikipedia article “Carrizozo volcanic field”
The Carrizozo volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The volcanic field consists of two lava flows, the Broken Back flow and the Carrizozo lava flow. Both lava flows originated from groups of cinder cones. The Broken Back flow is approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and the Carrizozo, one of the largest in the world, is 42 miles (68 km) long, covering 127 square miles (328 km2) with a volume of 1.0 cubic mile (4.2 km3).
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 3250 BCE (±500 yrs) – 3250 BCE
- Largest confirmed eruption
- No VEI recorded
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Detailed timeline
- 3250 BCE (±500 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate3250 BCE – end unknownLittle Black Peak
Nearby volcanoes
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