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San Borja Volcanic Field

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
1360m
Last eruption
Unknown
The ridge in the background is a thick basaltic andesite lava flow of probable Holocene in age that is part of the San Borja Volcanic Field. The flow is seen here from State Highway 1 in central Baja California. The sparsely vegetated flow is one of many younger lava flows of the field.
The ridge in the background is a thick basaltic andesite lava flow of probable Holocene in age that is part of the San Borja Volcanic Field. The flow is seen here from State Highway 1 in central Baja California. The sparsely vegetated flow is one of many younger lava flows of the field. · Photo: Photo by Andy Saunders, 1984 (University of Leichester).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Mexico
Region
Eastern Pacific / Gulf of California Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
1360m
Coordinates
28.500, -113.750
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The San Borja (or El Rosarito) volcanic field, is located in central Baja California NE of the Vizcaino Peninsula.

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

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

Nearby volcanoes

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