Santa Clara Volcanic Field

Western U.S. - Utah

SUMMARY

Type: volcanic field
Activity: dormant
Last Eruption: during Holocene
Rock Type: basaltic
Eruptive Volume: ?
Location Map from Xerox PARC
Latitude: 37.26 N
Longitude: 113.62 W

Geologic Background:

One of four volcanic fields in southwestern Utah which are a northward extention of the Uinkaret Volcanic Field in northwestern Arizona. There are about 2 dozen lava flows and a dozen cinder cones in the field.

Historic Activity:

  • None

Recent Activity:

  • None

Data Sources:

  • Geology of Utah - William Stokes
  • Volcanoes of the World - Simkin & Siebert

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Last Update: 1/6/01