Merriam Crater
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Merriam Crater is a volcanic cone located within the San Francisco volcanic field in northern Arizona, known as part of the region’s extensive volcanic landscape.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinder cone
ⓘ
volcanic cone ⓘ |
| belongsTo | San Francisco volcanic field cinder cones ⓘ |
| composition | basaltic rock ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eruptionStyle | Strombolian ⓘ |
| eruptiveHistory | single main eruptive episode ⓘ |
| formedBy | explosive basaltic eruptions ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | intraplate volcanic field ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crater at summit
ⓘ
lava fragments ⓘ scoria deposits ⓘ volcanic ash deposits ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hazardLevel | low (dormant or extinct) ⓘ |
| isInProtectedArea | no ⓘ |
| isNaturalFeature | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
San Francisco Peaks volcanic system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
extensive volcanic landscape of northern Arizona ⓘ |
| isVolcanicEdifice | true ⓘ |
| landformType | monogenetic volcano ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
northern Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapFeatureClass | summit ⓘ |
| morphology | steep-sided cinder cone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | unknown ⓘ |
| near | Flagstaff, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado Plateau volcanic province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| rockType | mafic volcanic rock ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline | volcanology ⓘ |
| surfaceProcess | subject to erosion ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Basin and Range–Colorado Plateau transition zone ⓘ |
| USState | Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicField | San Francisco volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.