Yellowstone hotspot track

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The Yellowstone hotspot track is a geologic feature marking the west-to-east progression of volcanic and tectonic activity across the northwestern United States as the North American Plate moves over a stationary mantle plume.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic feature
hotspot track
volcanic province
beganDuring Miocene epoch
linked to: Miocene
characterizedBy age-progressive volcanism
associated faulting and uplift
large silicic caldera complexes
country United States of America
currentEasternTerminus Yellowstone National Park region
evidenceFor relative motion of North American Plate over hotspot
extendsFrom Snake River Plain
extendsTo Yellowstone Plateau
geologicAge Cenozoic
hasCause Yellowstone hotspot
mantle plume
hasFeature basaltic and rhyolitic volcanism
crustal extension
linear chain of calderas and volcanic fields
progressively younger volcanic centers toward the east
hasImplication continental lithosphere evolution
mantle plume dynamics
plate motion relative to deep mantle
hasProcess tectonic activity
volcanism
hasResearchInterest mantle tomography studies
plate–mantle interaction
supervolcano hazards
hasTectonicSetting continental interior
extensional regime
hasTypeOfVolcanism intraplate volcanism
includes Columbia Plateau region
linked to: Columbia Plateau

Snake River Plain
Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field
linked to: Yellowstone Plateau
isResultOf motion of North American Plate over a stationary mantle plume
locatedIn northwestern United States
locatedOn North American Plate
namedAfter Yellowstone hotspot
orientation west-to-east
partOf Yellowstone hotspot system
relatedTo Basin and Range Province
Columbia River Basalt Group
Snake River Plain hotspot track
Yellowstone Caldera
studiedInDiscipline geology
geophysics
volcanology

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High Lava Plains associatedWith Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone Caldera partOf Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone Caldera associatedWith Yellowstone hotspot track
Mammoth Hot Springs heatSource Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Snake River Plain geologicalOrigin Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Snake River Plain isHotspotTrackOf Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Snake River Plain volcanic fields formedBy Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Snake River Plain volcanic fields volcanicArcOrBelt Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone hotspot track hasCause Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone hotspot track relatedTo Snake River Plain hotspot track
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone hotspot track namedAfter Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone hotspot track partOf Yellowstone hotspot system
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Steens Mountain volcanic field associatedWith Yellowstone hotspot track
Henry’s Fork caldera rim geologicalSetting Yellowstone hotspot region
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption eruptionOf Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption partOf Yellowstone hotspot track
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption associatedWith Yellowstone hotspot mantle plume
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Midway Geyser Basin geologicalSetting Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone Plateau formedBy Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Yellowstone Plateau surfaceExpressionOf Yellowstone mantle plume
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption associatedWith Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption cause Yellowstone mantle plume
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Canary Spring heatSource Yellowstone magmatic system
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Lava Creek Tuff eruption volcanicProvince Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Island Park Caldera partOf Yellowstone hotspot system
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Island Park Caldera formedBy Yellowstone hotspot
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
Island Park Caldera partOf Yellowstone hotspot track
Cistern Spring heatSource Yellowstone magmatic system
linked to: Yellowstone hotspot track
McDermitt Caldera associatedWith Yellowstone hotspot track