Big Hole maar

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Big Hole maar is a large volcanic crater in Oregon’s Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley, formed by explosive interactions between rising magma and groundwater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maar
volcanic crater
access remote area of Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley
age Quaternary
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentStatus extinct volcano
elevation approximately 1,400–1,500 meters above sea level
eruptionStyle phreatomagmatic
eruptiveOrigin single eruptive center (monogenetic)
featureType monogenetic volcano
formationProcess explosive interaction of magma and groundwater
phreatomagmatic eruption
geologicAge Late Pleistocene (approximate)
geologicalProvince Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED
hasFeature broad crater floor
steep crater walls
tuff ring
hydrology formed by interaction with groundwater
landformCategory impact-like crater (volcanic origin)
volcanic landform
lastEruption Pleistocene (approximate)
locatedIn Basin and Range Province NERFINISHED
Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley NERFINISHED
Lake County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Oregon
locatedInProtectedArea public lands of south-central Oregon (general)
locatedOnContinent North America
mountainRange Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field NERFINISHED
near Christmas Valley, Oregon NERFINISHED
Fort Rock, Oregon NERFINISHED
notableFor example of phreatomagmatic volcanism in Oregon
large maar crater morphology
partOf Oregon High Lava Plains volcanic region NERFINISHED
region Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley, south-central Oregon NERFINISHED
relatedFeature Fort Rock maar NERFINISHED
Hole-in-the-Ground maar NERFINISHED
other maars of the Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field
rockType basaltic
scientificDiscipline geomorphology
volcanology
surfaceExpression broad, low-relief volcanic crater
volcanicArcOrBelt Cascade Volcanic Arc (broad region) NERFINISHED
volcanicField Fort Rock–Christmas Lake Valley volcanic field NERFINISHED

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