Glass Mountain

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Glass Mountain is a prominent obsidian lava dome complex on the eastern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano in northern California, known for its extensive glassy rhyolitic flows.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf obsidian lava dome complex
volcanic landform
access reached by forest roads in the Medicine Lake area
age Holocene
color dark gray to black
composition obsidian
rhyolite
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dominantMagmaType high-silica rhyolite
eruptionProduct blocky lava flow
lava dome
eruptionStyle effusive
geologicalSetting back-arc region east of the main Cascade arc
hazardType lava flows
tephra fall
isPartOf Medicine Lake Volcano
surface form: Medicine Lake Volcano edifice
lastEruptionPeriod Holocene
locatedIn Medicine Lake Highlands
Modoc County, California NERFINISHED
Siskiyou County, California NERFINISHED
eastern flank of Medicine Lake Volcano
northern California NERFINISHED
materialUse source of obsidian for tool-making by Indigenous peoples
namedAfter its glassy obsidian surface
near Medicine Lake NERFINISHED
partOf Cascade Volcanic Arc
surface form: Cascade Range volcanic arc
protectedArea within national forest lands
region Cascade Range volcanic province
surface form: Cascade volcanic province
rockType glassy rhyolite
surfaceFeature extensive glassy rhyolitic flows
obsidian flow fronts
steep-sided lava domes
texture vitreous
volcanicField Medicine Lake Volcano

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Medicine Lake Volcano hasObsidianDome Glass Mountain