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Uinkaret volcanic field
Uinkaret Field
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Elevation
- 1555m
- Last eruption
- 1100
- Type
- Volcanic field
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Basin and Range Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1555m
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -113.130
- Last eruption
- 1100
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite
Geological summary
The Uinkaret volcanic field straddling the Grand Canyon contains cinder cones that have produced lava flows that repeatedly cascaded into the Grand Canyon, forming temporary lava dams up to 200 m high.
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From Wikipedia
The Uinkaret volcanic field is an area of monogenetic volcanoes in northwestern Arizona, United States, located on the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1100 (±75 yrs) – 1100
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (1100)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1100 (±75 yrs)VEI 1Geological estimate1100 – end unknownLittle Springs
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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