Ocate Volcano
Updated: Apr 18, 2024 01:09 GMT -
Volcanic field 3000 m / 9843 ft
New Mexico, United States, 36.12°N / -104.75°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
New Mexico, United States, 36.12°N / -104.75°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Ocate volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The Ocate (Mora) volcanic field is part of the Jemez Lineament and located east of the Rio Grande Rift in northern New Mexico. It contains numerous basaltic to dacitic flows and cinder cones over a 90 km2 area. The field was active from 8.3-0.8 million years ago, although most activity ended by the Pleistocene (Baldridge, in Wood and Kienle 1990).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Ocate Volcano Photos
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