Sentinel Plain volcano
Volcanic field 160 m / 525 ft
Arizona, United States, 32.8°N / -113.2°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Sentinel Plain volcano books
Arizona, United States, 32.8°N / -113.2°W
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Sentinel Plain volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Sentinel Plain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Sentinel Plain volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
The Sentinel Plain volcanic field covers about 600 km2 along the Gila River with basaltic lava flows. The field was active from 3.3 to possibly 1.3 million years ago (Lynch, in Wood and Kienle 1990).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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