Sand Mountain Field
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Sand Mountain Field is a volcanic field in Oregon composed of numerous cinder cones and lava flows formed during relatively recent basaltic eruptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sand Mountain Field canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basaltic volcanic field
ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ |
| access | forest roads and trails ⓘ |
| ageClassification | Quaternary ⓘ |
| alignmentControl | regional tectonic fractures ⓘ |
| climateZone | temperate montane ⓘ |
| composition |
basalt
ⓘ
basaltic andesite ⓘ |
| contains |
Belknap Crater area vents
ⓘ
Sand Mountain cinder cone NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple monogenetic vents ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy | coniferous forest ⓘ |
| drainageImpact | lava-dammed valleys ⓘ |
| eruptionFrequency | infrequent ⓘ |
| eruptionProducts |
lava bombs
ⓘ
scoria ⓘ spatter ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle |
Hawaiian
ⓘ
Strombolian ⓘ |
| formedBy | basaltic fissure eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Cascade Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cinder cones
ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphologicalFeature |
blocky lava flows
ⓘ
lava shields ⓘ pāhoehoe lava flows ⓘ spatter cones ⓘ ʻaʻā lava flows ⓘ |
| hazardType |
lava flow hazard
ⓘ
tephra fall hazard ⓘ |
| lastEruptionAge | Holocene ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cascade Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ central Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology |
aligned cinder cones
ⓘ
scoria cones ⓘ |
| partOf | High Cascades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest | Holocene mafic volcanism of the Cascades ⓘ |
| rockType | mafic ⓘ |
| surfaceExpression | overlapping lava flows ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction-related arc ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Pleistocene to Holocene activity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geologic field studies
ⓘ
volcanic hazard assessment ⓘ |
| ventType | monogenetic cones ⓘ |
| volcanicArc | Cascade Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.