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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Salton Buttes
Obsidian Butte on the SE shore of the Salton Sea is seen in an aerial view from the NW. Obsidian Butte is one of five small rhyolitic lava domes extruded onto Quaternary sediments of the Colorado River delta; the summit of the dome lies 40 m below sea level. Two domes, Mullet Island and Red Island (not visible in this view), form small islands just offshore to the NE of Obsidian Butte. A steam plume rises from the Salton Sea geothermal field behind the dome. Photo by Bruce Perry, 2005 (California State University Long Beach).
Volcano Number:
323200
Volcano Name:
Salton Buttes
Country:
United States
Volcano Type:
Lava dome(s)
Last Eruption:
210 CE
Elevation:
-40m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
227
Pop. within 10km:
408
Pop. within 30km:
38579
Pop. within 100km:
1214088
Latitude:
33.197
Longitude:
-115.616
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The Salton Buttes consist of five small rhyolitic lava domes extruded onto Quaternary sediments of the Colorado River delta at the SE margin of the Salton Sea. Their age has variously been considered to be late Pleistocene or early Holocene based on different dating techniques. Recent paleomagnetic dating calibrated by radiocarbon ages suggests that the domes were erupted during an interval of about 500 years between about 2,300 and 1,800 years ago, with the possible exception of Mullet Island at the northern end of the field, which could be as much as 5,000 years older. The present-day saline Salton Sea was formed in the early 20th century by unintended flooding into the basin formerly occupied by Pleistocene Lake Cahuilla Lake during diversion of the Colorado River for irrigation purposes. The Salton Sea geothermal field produces saline brines.
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