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Durango volcanic field

Durango Volcanic Field

Type
Volcanic field
Elevation
2075m
Last eruption
Unknown
Durango volcanic field
Photo: Jim Luhr, Smithsonian Institution · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Volcanic field
Country
Mexico
Region
North America / Basin and Range Volcanic Province
Elevation
2075m
Coordinates
24.150, -104.450
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Cluster
Major rock type
Trachybasalt / Tephrite basanite

Geological summary

The broad Durango volcanic field covers 2,100 km2 at the NW corner of the Meseta Central near the eastern edge of the Sierra Madre Occidental of north-central México.

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

From Wikipedia

Durango volcanic field is a volcanic field in north-central Mexico (Durango), east of the Sierra Madre Occidental. The field covers a surface area of 2,100 square kilometres (810 sq mi).

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Eruption history

Glossary

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

Nearby volcanoes

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