Island Park Caldera

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Island Park Caldera is a large volcanic caldera in eastern Idaho that forms part of the Yellowstone hotspot system and underlies the Island Park region.

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Island Park Caldera canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
supervolcano caldera
volcanic caldera
age Pleistocene
Quaternary
associatedWith Henry’s Fork Caldera NERFINISHED
Yellowstone Caldera NERFINISHED
cause mantle plume activity
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eruptionProducts ash-flow tuffs
tephra
welded tuffs
eruptionStyle explosive
eruptionType supereruption
formedBy Yellowstone hotspot NERFINISHED
geologicalProvince Basin and Range–Rocky Mountain transition NERFINISHED
hasFeature caldera rim
hotspot track
ignimbrite deposits
rhyolitic lava flows
hasHazard volcanic hazard potential
hasScientificInterest caldera evolution
hotspot volcanism
supereruption dynamics
lastEruptionPeriod Pleistocene epoch NERFINISHED
liesOn North American Plate NERFINISHED
locatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States

eastern Idaho
near Island Park, Idaho NERFINISHED
Yellowstone National Park NERFINISHED
overlapsWith Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field NERFINISHED
partOf Snake River Plain–Yellowstone volcanic province NERFINISHED
Yellowstone hotspot system NERFINISHED
Yellowstone hotspot track NERFINISHED
process caldera collapse
crustal melting
relatedTo Snake River Plain NERFINISHED
rockType rhyolite
state Idaho NERFINISHED
studiedBy United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED
volcanologists
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot
underlies Island Park region NERFINISHED
volcanicField Yellowstone volcanic field NERFINISHED

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Island Park, Idaho locatedIn Island Park Caldera
Henry’s Fork sourceRegion Island Park Caldera