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Redondo Peak is an example of the volcanic feature known as a resurgent dome. It was formed shortly after the caldera-forming eruption of 1.25 million years ago, but it is not itself an eruptive feature. The summit of the mountain is composed of tuff ejected by the caldera-forming eruption, rather than of subsequent volcanic ejecta. [4]
In geology, a resurgent dome is a dome formed by swelling or rising of a caldera floor due to movement in the magma chamber beneath it. Unlike a lava dome , a resurgent dome is not formed by the extrusion of highly viscous lava onto the surface, but rather by the uplift and deformation of the surface itself by magma movement underground.
The Yellowstone Caldera has two resurgent domes formed by magma upwelling called Sour Creek and Mallard Lakes. [8] The magma chambers under the Yellowstone Caldera provides heat and energy for large hydrothermal systems. [8] [9] The Yellowstone Caldera has the greatest concentration of hydrothermal features in the world, and is an active system ...
Maps and trail descriptions may be found in "Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve," by Coco Rae. Valles Caldera has many miles of ranch roads, livestock and game trails. These include a network of trails currently designated for horse riding. [36] [37] Historically, Valles Caldera was a location for equestrian endurance races ...
After the formation of the caldera, sediments and [14] tuffs within the caldera were uplifted [15] over an angular area of 350 square kilometres (140 sq mi), forming the 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) high resurgent dome known as Cordón La Pacana. [16] This resurgent dome is cut by numerous faults and features a poorly developed graben on its summit. [14]
Map of Long Valley Caldera Early winter in Long Valley, 2017. Long Valley Caldera is a depression in eastern California that is adjacent to Mammoth Mountain.The valley is one of the Earth's largest calderas, measuring about 20 mi (32 km) long (east-west), 11 mi (18 km) wide (north-south), and up to 3,000 ft (910 m) deep.
The volcano also erupted in June about a mile south of Kilauea caldera, marking the first eruption in that region of the volcano in about 50 years. The last one took place in December 1974. The ...
The Valles Caldera is the type location for resurgent caldera eruptions, [2] and the Bandelier Tuff was one of the earliest recognized ignimbrites. [3] The caldera lies on the intersection of the western margin of the Rio Grande Rift and the Jemez Lineament.