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Jaraguay Volcanic Field

Type: Volcanic field
Elevation: 960m
Last eruption: Unknown

One of the many scoria cones of the Jaraguay Volcanic Field is seen here from the SW across the Arroyo San José. Two lava flows of probable Holocene age originated from a nearby scoria cone. This is the largest young volcanic field of Baja California, located in northern Baja between Jaraguay and Arroyo San José, it contains numerous scoria cones and lava flows. — One of the many scoria cones of the Jaraguay Volcanic Field is seen here from the SW across the Arroyo San José. Two lava flows of probable Holocene age originated from a nearby scoria cone. This is the largest young volcanic field of Baja California, located in northern Baja between Jaraguay and Arroyo San José, it contains numerous scoria cones and lava flows. · Photo: Photo by Andy Saunders, 1984 (University of Leichester).

Type: Volcanic field
Country: Mexico
Region: Eastern Pacific / Gulf of California Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation: 960m
Coordinates: 29.330, -114.500
Last eruption: Unknown
Tectonic setting: Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform: Cluster
Major rock type: Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Jaraguay Volcanic Field is the northernmost of a group of large young alkalic volcanic fields in Baja California.

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

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