Taos Plateau volcanic field

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The Taos Plateau volcanic field is an extensive volcanic region in northern New Mexico characterized by numerous basaltic lava flows, cinder cones, and volcanic features that form part of the southern Rocky Mountains landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monogenetic volcanic field
volcanic field
age Neogene
Quaternary
associatedWith Rio Grande Gorge
climate semi-arid, high desert
contains cinder cones
lava flows
maar craters
shield volcanoes
volcanic domes
country United States
drainage Rio Grande
elevationContext high-elevation volcanic field
eruptionStyle Strombolian
effusive
forms part of the southern Rocky Mountains landscape
geologicHazardLevel low in historic time
geologicProvince Southern Rocky Mountains physiographic province
landUse conservation
grazing
recreation
lastKnownEruption no historic eruptions recorded
locatedIn Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Rio Grande Rift
Taos County, New Mexico
Taos Plateau
northern New Mexico
linked to: Northern New Mexico
morphology broad volcanic plateau
near town of Taos, New Mexico
notableFeature alignment of vents along rift-related faults
extensive basaltic lava flows
overlies Precambrian basement rocks
sedimentary rocks of the Rio Grande Rift basin
partOf Southern Rocky Mountain volcanic field
Southern Rocky Mountains
researchInterest Rio Grande Rift evolution
intra-plate basaltic volcanism
rockType andesite
basalt
basaltic andesite
surfaceExpression broad, gently undulating lava-capped surface
tectonicSetting intra-continental rift
usedFor geologic mapping and volcanology studies
within Taos Plateau portion of the San Luis Basin
youngestActivity Pleistocene

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Rio Grande Rift contains Taos Plateau volcanic field
Jornada del Muerto (selected historic segments of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro) hasNearbyFeature Jornada del Muerto volcano field
linked to: Taos Plateau volcanic field
Taos Plateau volcanic field partOf Southern Rocky Mountain volcanic field
linked to: Taos Plateau volcanic field
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument hasFeature Taos Plateau volcanic field