Volcano Name: Long Valley Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 323822
Alternate Name:
Casa Diablo Hot Springs
Deer Mountain
Dry Creek Dome
Fumarole Valley
Gilbert Dome
Glass Mountain
Hot Creek
Little Hot Creek
Lookout Mountain
Mammoth Mountain Fumarole
Whitmore Hot Springs
Volcano Type: Caldera(s)
Latitude: 37.7000000000
Longitude: -118.8666667000
Region: Canada and Western USA Sub Region: USA (California)
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 705000 BP Date Error: 55000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Other technique
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 75.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 172.000 (Calculated)
Magnitude : 7.200 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 7.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 764800 BP Date Error: 600
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 625.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 790.000 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 200.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 8.300 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 45.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.900 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 8.000 (Literature)
Minimum Column Height (km): 15.000 (Literature)
Primary Intracaldera Material DRE Volume (km3): 152.000 (Literature)
Primary Intracaldera Material Deposit Volume (km3): 350.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 250.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite

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