Great Rift of Idaho

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The Great Rift of Idaho is a vast volcanic rift zone in south-central Idaho characterized by long fissures, lava fields, and cinder cones that form one of the most remarkable basaltic landscapes in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation ⓘ
volcanic rift zone ⓘ
associatedWith Craters of the Moon lava field ⓘ
Kings Bowl lava field ⓘ
Wapi lava field ⓘ
characterizedBy cinder cones ⓘ
lava fields ⓘ
long volcanic fissures ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecosystemType high desert ⓘ
eruptionProduct aa lava ⓘ
pahoehoe lava ⓘ
eruptionStyle effusive eruptions ⓘ
formedDuring Holocene epoch ⓘ
linked to: Holocene

late Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
geologicalProcess continental rifting ⓘ
geologicalSetting basaltic volcanic province ⓘ
governedBy United States National Park Service ⓘ
hasFeature fissure vents ⓘ
lava tubes ⓘ
shield volcanoes ⓘ
spatter cones ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Arco, Idaho ⓘ
Pocatello, Idaho ⓘ
hasScientificSignificance study of basaltic volcanism ⓘ
study of fissure eruption dynamics ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
locatedIn Idaho ⓘ
locatedInRegion south-central Idaho ⓘ
notableFor one of the most remarkable basaltic landscapes in the United States ⓘ
orientation generally northwest-southeast trending ⓘ
partOf Snake River Plain volcanic province ⓘ
protectedAreaIncludes Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve ⓘ
rockType basalt ⓘ
tectonicContext intraplate volcanism related to Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
usedFor geological research ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
volcanicActivityType basaltic fissure eruptions ⓘ
volcanicFieldType basaltic lava field complex ⓘ

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