Fort Rock volcanic tuff ring
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Fort Rock volcanic tuff ring is a prominent horseshoe-shaped volcanic formation in central Oregon, created by explosive interactions between rising magma and an ancient lake.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maar-type volcano
ⓘ
tuff ring ⓘ volcanic landform ⓘ |
| age | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| composition | volcanic tuff ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lake County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 1,000 meters ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,400 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| eruptiveStyle | hydrovolcanic ⓘ |
| formedBy |
explosive interaction of magma and water
ⓘ
multiple explosive eruptions ⓘ phreatomagmatic eruptions ⓘ |
| formedIn | Pleistocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInEnvironment | ancient pluvial lake ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | interaction of rising basaltic magma with an ancient lake ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
geological sightseeing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ash and lapilli beds
ⓘ
breached crater rim ⓘ steep tuff cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Fort Rock Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus | well-preserved volcanic structure ⓘ |
| height | up to about 60 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ |
| landformType | isolated volcanic ring in a basin plain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake County, Oregon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear | community of Fort Rock, Oregon ⓘ |
| managedBy | Oregon Parks and Recreation Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its resemblance to a fort ⓘ |
| openSideOrientation | to the west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAs | state natural area ⓘ |
| region | central Oregon ⓘ |
| rockType | basaltic tuff ⓘ |
| shape | horseshoe-shaped ⓘ |
| significance | example of maar–tuff ring volcanism in Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| tourism | popular sightseeing destination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geology education
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| volcanicField | Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicType | phreatomagmatic tuff ring ⓘ |
| within | Fort Rock State Natural Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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