Big Hole maar

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Big Hole maar is a large volcanic crater in Oregon’s Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley, formed by explosive interactions between rising magma and groundwater.

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Big Hole maar canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maar ⓘ
volcanic crater ⓘ
access remote area of Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley ⓘ
age Quaternary ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentStatus extinct volcano ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,400–1,500 meters above sea level ⓘ
eruptionStyle phreatomagmatic ⓘ
eruptiveOrigin single eruptive center (monogenetic) ⓘ
featureType monogenetic volcano ⓘ
formationProcess explosive interaction of magma and groundwater ⓘ
phreatomagmatic eruption ⓘ
geologicAge Late Pleistocene (approximate) ⓘ
geologicalProvince Basin and Range Province ⓘ
hasFeature broad crater floor ⓘ
steep crater walls ⓘ
tuff ring ⓘ
hydrology formed by interaction with groundwater ⓘ
landformCategory impact-like crater (volcanic origin) ⓘ
volcanic landform ⓘ
lastEruption Pleistocene (approximate) ⓘ
locatedIn Basin and Range Province ⓘ
Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley ⓘ
Lake County, Oregon ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea public lands of south-central Oregon (general) ⓘ
locatedOnContinent North America ⓘ
mountainRange Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field ⓘ
near Christmas Valley, Oregon ⓘ
Fort Rock, Oregon ⓘ
notableFor example of phreatomagmatic volcanism in Oregon ⓘ
large maar crater morphology ⓘ
partOf Oregon High Lava Plains volcanic region ⓘ
linked to: High Lava Plains
region Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley, south-central Oregon ⓘ
relatedFeature Fort Rock maar ⓘ
Hole-in-the-Ground maar ⓘ
other maars of the Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field ⓘ
rockType basaltic ⓘ
scientificDiscipline geomorphology ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ
surfaceExpression broad, low-relief volcanic crater ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt Cascade Volcanic Arc (broad region) ⓘ
volcanicField Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field ⓘ

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