Navajo Volcanic Field

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geologic region volcanic field

The Navajo Volcanic Field is a geologic region on the Colorado Plateau characterized by numerous volcanic necks, diatremes, and other erosional remnants of ancient volcanic activity.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Colorado Plateau volcanic field 1
Navajo volcanic field 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic region ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ
ageRange approximately 28–19 million years old ⓘ
associatedWith Colorado Plateau uplift ⓘ
contains breccia pipe ⓘ
diatreme ⓘ
dike ⓘ
maar ⓘ
sill ⓘ
volcanic neck ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
erosionalState deeply eroded ⓘ
eruptiveStyle explosive ⓘ
phreatomagmatic ⓘ
exposes volcanic plumbing systems ⓘ
geologicalAge Miocene ⓘ
Oligocene NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGeomorphology isolated volcanic necks rising above plateau ⓘ
isFamousFor abundant diatremes and breccia pipes ⓘ
prominent volcanic neck Shiprock ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ
Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
magmaComposition potassic ⓘ
ultrapotassic ⓘ
magmaSource mantle-derived ⓘ
namedAfter Navajo Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature Agathla Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carrizo Mountains intrusions NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cerro de Cristo Rey NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Capitan (Arizona) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mitten Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shiprock NERFINISHED ⓘ
oldestActivityApproximateAge about 28 million years ago ⓘ
overlies sedimentary rocks of the Colorado Plateau ⓘ
partOf Colorado Plateau volcanic province NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchUse study of carbonatite magmatism ⓘ
study of diatreme formation ⓘ
study of mantle-derived magmas ⓘ
rockType alkalic igneous rock ⓘ
carbonatite ⓘ
lamprophyre ⓘ
minette ⓘ
tectonicSetting Colorado Plateau interior NERFINISHED ⓘ
intraplate ⓘ
youngestActivityApproximateAge about 19 million years ago ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shiprock (rock formation) → partOf → Navajo Volcanic Field ⓘ
subject surface form: Shiprock
Shiprock, New Mexico → featureOfInterestNearby → Navajo Volcanic Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navajo volcanic field
Ute Mountain volcanic plug → geologicProvince → Navajo Volcanic Field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colorado Plateau volcanic field