San Ignacio Volcanic Field volcano
Updated: Nov 30, 2023 15:14 GMT -
Volcanic field 1500 m / 4921 ft
Mexico, 27.63°N / -113.05°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Mexico, 27.63°N / -113.05°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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San Ignacio Volcanic Field volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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The San Ignacio volcanic field lies north of the town of the same name and east of the town of Vizcaino. Miocene tholeittic basaltic-andesitic lava flows and somewhat magnesian Pliocene-to-Pleistocene andesites emitted from dozens of cinder cones overlie Tertiary sediments (Pallares et al., 2007; Calmus et al., 2003). Surface morphology implies that these Plio-Pleistocene flows were likely highly viscous, compared to their more fluid Miocene counterparts (Pallares et al., 2007). The San Ignacio field dates to about 0.65 to 5 Ma; most of the volcanic activity at this center occurred during the Miocene and early Pliocene (Calmus et al., 2003).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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