Snake River Plain volcanic fields

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basaltic lava field volcanic field

The Snake River Plain volcanic fields are a series of extensive basaltic lava flows and volcanic features in Idaho that record the westward track of the Yellowstone hotspot across the Intermountain West.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Snake River Plain volcanic province	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basaltic lava field ⓘ volcanic field ⓘ
ageRange	Miocene to Holocene ⓘ
associatedWith	Columbia River Basalt Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains	Craters of the Moon lava field NERFINISHED ⓘ Craters of the Moon shield volcanoes ⓘ Hell's Half Acre lava field NERFINISHED ⓘ Hells Half Acre shield volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings Bowl lava field NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshone lava field NERFINISHED ⓘ Wapi lava field ⓘ cinder cones ⓘ fissure eruptions ⓘ lava tubes ⓘ rift zones ⓘ shield volcanoes ⓘ spatter cones ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dominantComposition	mafic lava ⓘ
eruptionStyle	effusive basaltic volcanism ⓘ
formedBy	Yellowstone hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalProvince	Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Rocky Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ
hazardType	basaltic lava flows ⓘ
lastEruptionApprox	Holocene epoch ⓘ
locatedIn	Idaho ⓘ Snake River Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
monitoredBy	United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellowstone Volcano Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	extensive basaltic lava flows ⓘ well-preserved Holocene lava fields ⓘ
oldestActivity	Miocene ⓘ
orientation	concave northward arcuate plain ⓘ
overlies	North American craton margin NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Intermountain West NERFINISHED ⓘ
records	westward track of the Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
researchInterest	hotspot track dynamics ⓘ mantle plume–lithosphere interaction ⓘ
rockType	basalt ⓘ
tectonicSetting	extensional tectonic regime ⓘ intraplate hotspot track ⓘ
trend	northeast–southwest ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt	Yellowstone hotspot track NERFINISHED ⓘ
youngestActivity	Holocene ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Intermountain West → contains → Snake River Plain volcanic fields ⓘ

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve → volcanicProvince → Snake River Plain volcanic fields ⓘ

this entity surface form: Snake River Plain volcanic province