Mono Craters

Western U.S. - California

SUMMARY

Type: chain of silicic domes and craters
Activity: dormant
Last Eruption: about 1350 A.D.
Rock Type: basalt to rhyolite
Eruptive Volume: ?
Location Map from Xerox PARC
Latitude: 37.88 N
Longitude: 119.00 W

Geologic Background:

The Mono Craters are an alignment of volcanic vents between Mono Lake to the north and Long Valley caldera to the south. The Mono Craters chain includes obsidian (rhyolite) flows, rhyolite domes, explosion craters, and a basaltic cinder cone.

Historic Activity:

  • None

Recent Activity:

  • None

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Last Update: 1/8/01