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 ⓘ
Taos Plateau → contains → Taos Plateau volcanic field ⓘ
Taos Plateau → geologicalProvince → Taos Plateau volcanic field region ⓘ
linked to: Taos Plateau volcanic field