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Comondu-La Purisima

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
780m
Last eruption
Unknown
A young scoria cone rises above cactus-covered terrain NE of the town of La Purísima. The Comondú-La Purísima volcanic field, located in southern Baja California, west of the Sierra de la Giganta, has been active from the Miocene to the Quaternary. The youngest lava flows are mostly located in the area between the Comondú and La Purísima rivers.
A young scoria cone rises above cactus-covered terrain NE of the town of La Purísima. The Comondú-La Purísima volcanic field, located in southern Baja California, west of the Sierra de la Giganta, has been active from the Miocene to the Quaternary. The youngest lava flows are mostly located in the area between the Comondú and La Purísima rivers. · Photo: Photo by Brian Hausback, 1983 (California State University, Sacramento).
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Mexico
Region
Eastern Pacific / Gulf of California Rift Volcanic Province
Elevation
780m
Coordinates
26.000, -111.920
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Trachyandesite / Basaltic trachyandesite

Geological summary

The Comondú-La Purísima volcanic field, located in southern Baja California, west of the Sierra de la Giganta, dates back to the Miocene.

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

Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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