Snake River Plain volcanic fields

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The Snake River Plain volcanic fields are a series of extensive basaltic lava flows and volcanic features in Idaho that record the westward track of the Yellowstone hotspot across the Intermountain West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basaltic lava field
volcanic field
ageRange Miocene to Holocene
associatedWith Columbia River Basalt Group
Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
contains Craters of the Moon lava field
Craters of the Moon shield volcanoes
Hell's Half Acre lava field
Hells Half Acre shield volcano
Kings Bowl lava field
Shoshone lava field
Wapi lava field
cinder cones
fissure eruptions
lava tubes
rift zones
shield volcanoes
spatter cones
country United States
dominantComposition mafic lava
eruptionStyle effusive basaltic volcanism
formedBy Yellowstone hotspot
geologicalProvince Basin and Range Province
Northern Rocky Mountains region
governingBody United States Geological Survey
hazardType basaltic lava flows
lastEruptionApprox Holocene epoch
locatedIn Idaho
Snake River Plain
United States
monitoredBy United States Geological Survey
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
notableFor extensive basaltic lava flows
well-preserved Holocene lava fields
oldestActivity Miocene
orientation concave northward arcuate plain
overlies North American craton margin
partOf Intermountain West
records westward track of the Yellowstone hotspot
researchInterest hotspot track dynamics
mantle plume–lithosphere interaction
rockType basalt
tectonicSetting extensional tectonic regime
intraplate hotspot track
trend northeast–southwest
volcanicArcOrBelt Yellowstone hotspot track
youngestActivity Holocene

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Intermountain West contains Snake River Plain volcanic fields
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve volcanicProvince Snake River Plain volcanic province
linked to: Snake River Plain volcanic fields
Dry Falls geology Columbia River Basalt Group
subject linked to: dry falls
linked to: Snake River Plain volcanic fields
Big Butte mountainRange Snake River Plain volcanic field
linked to: Snake River Plain volcanic fields
Big Butte formsPartOf eastern Snake River Plain volcanic province
linked to: Snake River Plain volcanic fields
Great Rift of Idaho partOf Snake River Plain volcanic province
linked to: Snake River Plain volcanic fields
Henry’s Fork caldera rim partOfVolcanicProvince Snake River Plain–Yellowstone volcanic province
linked to: Snake River Plain volcanic fields
Island Park Caldera partOf Snake River Plain–Yellowstone volcanic province
linked to: Snake River Plain volcanic fields
Oregon–Idaho border near Boise locatedInVolcanicProvince Columbia Plateau volcanic province
linked to: Snake River Plain volcanic fields