Yellowstone hotspot track

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The Yellowstone hotspot track is a geologic feature marking the west-to-east progression of volcanic and tectonic activity across the northwestern United States as the North American Plate moves over a stationary mantle plume.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic feature ⓘ
hotspot track ⓘ
volcanic province ⓘ
beganDuring Miocene epoch ⓘ
linked to: Miocene
characterizedBy age-progressive volcanism ⓘ
associated faulting and uplift ⓘ
large silicic caldera complexes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentEasternTerminus Yellowstone National Park region ⓘ
evidenceFor relative motion of North American Plate over hotspot ⓘ
extendsFrom Snake River Plain ⓘ
extendsTo Yellowstone Plateau ⓘ
geologicAge Cenozoic ⓘ
hasCause Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
mantle plume ⓘ
hasFeature basaltic and rhyolitic volcanism ⓘ
crustal extension ⓘ
linear chain of calderas and volcanic fields ⓘ
progressively younger volcanic centers toward the east ⓘ
hasImplication continental lithosphere evolution ⓘ
mantle plume dynamics ⓘ
plate motion relative to deep mantle ⓘ
hasProcess tectonic activity ⓘ
volcanism ⓘ
hasResearchInterest mantle tomography studies ⓘ
plate–mantle interaction ⓘ
supervolcano hazards ⓘ
hasTectonicSetting continental interior ⓘ
extensional regime ⓘ
hasTypeOfVolcanism intraplate volcanism ⓘ
includes Columbia Plateau region ⓘ
linked to: Columbia Plateau

Snake River Plain ⓘ
Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Plateau
isResultOf motion of North American Plate over a stationary mantle plume ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern United States ⓘ
locatedOn North American Plate ⓘ
namedAfter Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
orientation west-to-east ⓘ
partOf Yellowstone hotspot system ⓘ
relatedTo Basin and Range Province ⓘ
Columbia River Basalt Group ⓘ
Snake River Plain hotspot track ⓘ
Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline geology ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ
volcanology ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

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High Lava Plains → associatedWith → Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
Yellowstone Caldera → partOf → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone Caldera → associatedWith → Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
Mammoth Hot Springs → heatSource → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Snake River Plain → geologicalOrigin → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Snake River Plain → isHotspotTrackOf → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Snake River Plain volcanic fields → formedBy → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Snake River Plain volcanic fields → volcanicArcOrBelt → Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
Yellowstone hotspot track → hasCause → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone hotspot track → relatedTo → Snake River Plain hotspot track ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone hotspot track → namedAfter → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone hotspot track → partOf → Yellowstone hotspot system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Steens Mountain volcanic field → associatedWith → Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
Henry’s Fork caldera rim → geologicalSetting → Yellowstone hotspot region ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption → eruptionOf → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption → partOf → Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption → associatedWith → Yellowstone hotspot mantle plume ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Midway Geyser Basin → geologicalSetting → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone Plateau → formedBy → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone Plateau → surfaceExpressionOf → Yellowstone mantle plume ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption → associatedWith → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption → cause → Yellowstone mantle plume ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Canary Spring → heatSource → Yellowstone magmatic system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Lava Creek Tuff eruption → volcanicProvince → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Island Park Caldera → partOf → Yellowstone hotspot system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Island Park Caldera → formedBy → Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Island Park Caldera → partOf → Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
Cistern Spring → heatSource → Yellowstone magmatic system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
McDermitt Caldera → associatedWith → Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ