Volcano Name: | Valles Caldera | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 327817 |
Alternate Name: |
Bathhouse Spring Bearhead Peak Cerrito Chato Cerro Boletas Cerro Del Abrigo Cerro El Medio Cerro La Jara Cerro Pelon Cerro Picacho Cerro Rubio Cerro San Luis Cerro Santa Rosa Cerro Seco Cerro Toledo Cerros De Los Posos Clara Peak El Cajete El Reschuelos Humingbird Fumarole Jemez Springs Jemez Volcanic Field Mccauley Spring Pinnacle Peak Polvadera Peak Rabbit Mountain Redondo Peak San Antonio Hot Springs San Antonio Mountain Soda Dam South Mountain Spence Hot Spring St. Peter's Dome Sulphur Springs Toledo Turkey Ridge Warm Springs Dome |
Volcano Type: | Caldera(s) |
Latitude: | 35.8666666700 | ||
Longitude: | -106.5666667000 | ||
Region: | Canada and Western USA | Sub Region: | USA (New Mexico) |
Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
Eruption Start Date: | 74400 BP | Date Error: | 1300 | |
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ar-Ar | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 12.230 (Calculated) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 41.370 (Calculated) | ||
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | 4.500 (Literature) | ||
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | 10.350 (Calculated) | ||
Magnitude : | 6.600 (Calculated) | ||
Maximum Column Height (km): | 36.000 (Literature) | ||
Maximum Intensity : | 11.400 (Eruption Rate) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 5.000 (Literature) | ||
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): | 7.730 (Literature) | ||
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): | 31.020 (Literature) |
Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Rhyolite |
Eruption Start Date: | 1223000 BP | Date Error: | 18000 | |
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ar-Ar | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 300.000 (Literature) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 690.000 (Calculated) | ||
Magnitude : | 7.800 (Literature) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 8.000 (Literature) |
Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Rhyolite |
Eruption Start Date: | 1613000 BP | Date Error: | 11000 | |
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Ar-Ar | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Medium quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 300.000 (Literature) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 690.000 (Calculated) | ||
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | 316.000 (Literature) | ||
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | 726.000 (Calculated) | ||
Magnitude : | 7.800 (Literature) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 8.000 (Literature) |
Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Rhyolite |
Eruption Start Date: | 1780000 BP | Date Error: | ||
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | K Ar | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 40.000 (Assumed) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | >= 100.000 (Assumed) | ||
Magnitude : | 7.000 (Literature) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 7.000 (Calculated) |
Magma: | Not Available | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
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