Navajo Volcanic Field

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The Navajo Volcanic Field is a geologic region on the Colorado Plateau characterized by numerous volcanic necks, diatremes, and other erosional remnants of ancient volcanic activity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic region
volcanic field
ageRange approximately 28–19 million years old
associatedWith Colorado Plateau uplift
contains breccia pipe
diatreme
dike
maar
sill
volcanic neck
country United States
erosionalState deeply eroded
eruptiveStyle explosive
phreatomagmatic
exposes volcanic plumbing systems
geologicalAge Miocene
Oligocene
linked to: Oligocene Epoch
hasGeomorphology isolated volcanic necks rising above plateau
isFamousFor abundant diatremes and breccia pipes
prominent volcanic neck Shiprock
locatedIn Arizona
Colorado
Colorado Plateau
New Mexico
Southwestern United States
Utah
magmaComposition potassic
ultrapotassic
magmaSource mantle-derived
namedAfter Navajo Nation
notableFeature Agathla Peak
Carrizo Mountains intrusions
Cerro de Cristo Rey
El Capitan (Arizona)
Mitten Rock
Shiprock
oldestActivityApproximateAge about 28 million years ago
overlies sedimentary rocks of the Colorado Plateau
partOf Colorado Plateau volcanic province
researchUse study of carbonatite magmatism
study of diatreme formation
study of mantle-derived magmas
rockType alkalic igneous rock
carbonatite
lamprophyre
minette
tectonicSetting Colorado Plateau interior
linked to: Colorado Plateau

intraplate
youngestActivityApproximateAge about 19 million years ago

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Shiprock partOf Navajo Volcanic Field
subject linked to: Shiprock (rock formation)
Shiprock, New Mexico featureOfInterestNearby Navajo volcanic field
linked to: Navajo Volcanic Field
Ute Mountain volcanic plug geologicProvince Colorado Plateau volcanic field
linked to: Navajo Volcanic Field
Navajo Volcanic Field partOf Colorado Plateau volcanic province
linked to: Navajo Volcanic Field
Arizona volcanic province hasPart Hopi Buttes volcanic field
linked to: Navajo Volcanic Field
Shiprock partOf Navajo Volcanic Field
subject linked to: Shiprock (monadnock)
Agathla Peak partOf Navajo Volcanic Field