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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Black Rock Desert
The Black Rock Desert volcanic field consists of a cluster of closely spaced small volcanic fields of Pleistocene-to-Holocene age in the Black Rock and Sevier deserts. This view shows Utah's youngest known lava flow, the 660-year-old Ice Springs flow, which originated from a series of nested cinder and spatter cones. The rim of Crescent Crater is at the right, with the symmetrical Pocket Crater at the left and Pavant Butte in the distance. This tuff cone erupted through the waters of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville about 16,000 years ago. Photo by Lee Siebert, 1996 (Smithsonian Institution).
Volcano Number:
327050
Volcano Name:
Black Rock Desert
Country:
United States
Volcano Type:
Volcanic field
Last Eruption:
1290 CE
Elevation:
1800m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
3292
Pop. within 10km:
3292
Pop. within 30km:
3679
Pop. within 100km:
54291
Latitude:
38.97
Longitude:
-112.5
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Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
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Volcano Number
Volcano Name
Eruption Number
Activity Type
Explosivity Index Max
Explosivity Index Modifier
Activity Area
Activity Unit
Start Evidence Method
Start Date
End Date
327050
Black Rock Desert
20701
Confirmed Eruption
Ice Springs Craters
Radiocarbon (uncorrected)
1290
Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Sorry. No emissions data found for this volcano.
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Sample ID
LINK
Source
DB
Method
Material
Rock Class
Rock Name
SiO
2
WT%
TiO
2
WT%
Al
2
O
3
WT%
Fe
2
O
3
WT%
Fe
2
O
3
Total
WT%
FeO
WT%
FeO Total
WT%
MnO
WT%
MgO
WT%
CaO
WT%
Na
2
O
WT%
K
2
O
WT%
P
2
O
5
WT%
LOI
WT%
H
2
O
WT%
Total
WT%
Ag
PPM
As
PPM
Ba
PPM
Be
PPM
Bi
PPM
Co
PPM
Cr
PPM
Cs
PPM
Cu
PPM
Dy
PPM
Ga
PPM
ge
PPM
In
PPM
Mo
PPM
Nb
PPM
Ni
PPM
Pb
PPM
Rb
PPM
Sb
PPM
Sc
PPM
Sn
PPM
Sr
PPM
Ti
PPM
U
PPM
V
PPM
W
PPM
Y
PPM
Zn
PPM
Zr
PPM
87
Sr /
86
Sr
RATIO
87
Rb /
86
Sr
RATIO
143
Nd /
144
Nd
RATIO
147
Sm /
144
Nd
RATIO
E Nd
RATIO
206
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
207
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
208
Pb /
204
Pb
RATIO
208
Pb /
206
Pb
RATIO
176
Hf /
177
Hf
RATIO
176
Lu /
177
Hf
RATIO
187
Re /
188
Os
RATIO
187
Re /
186
Os
RATIO
187
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
187
Os /
186
Os
RATIO
186
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
184
Os /
188
Os
RATIO
10
Be / Be
RATIO
10
Be /
9
Be
RATIO
206
Pb /
207
Pb
RATIO
I-04
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
48.12
1.97
15.64
11.91
0.17
7.89
9.94
2.83
0.96
0.57
100
494
295
17
136
5
17
399
2
37
169
I-27
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
51.47
1.64
15.39
10.27
0.15
7.36
8.9
2.94
1.44
0.44
100
603
317
20
145
7
34
354
2
40
201
I-31
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
50.33
1.8
15.33
10.97
0.16
7.17
9.42
2.93
1.35
0.54
100
602
291
19
135
6
28
369
1
41
196
I-35
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
48.95
1.95
15.38
11.99
0.17
7.79
9.48
2.84
0.93
0.52
100
511
287
18
146
4
18
390
2
37
167
I-38
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
50.8
1.98
15.16
11.37
0.17
6.79
8.84
2.96
1.31
0.62
100
635
259
21
125
7
24
368
2
44
205
I-M
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
51.18
1.59
15.44
10.34
0.16
7.57
9.02
2.93
1.36
0.41
100
554
338
19
153
7
30
360
2
39
189
I-MC
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
52
1.5
15.7
9.79
0.15
7.58
9.18
2.25
1.49
0.36
100
573
352
19
159
6
35
366
2
37
206
I-T
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
49.26
1.99
15.38
11.94
0.17
7.6
9.29
2.86
0.96
0.54
99.99
512
283
17
139
6
19
387
2
39
170
P-29
DETAILS
MS
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
0.512378
P-29
DETAILS
XRF
Rock
Igneous Mafic Volcanic
Basalt
47.7
1.81
16.99
10.93
0.15
7.02
10.96
3.06
0.93
0.45
100
449
111
15
81
5
18
349
1
28
161
D213625
DETAILS
UNKNOWN
Rock
Igneous Unknown Volcanic
Not-given
54
7.1
4.7
16
9.7
26
9.8
15
43
0.11
9.62
22
110
190
D213626
DETAILS
UNKNOWN
Rock
Igneous Felsic Plutonic
Unknown
58
6.4
3.1
17
5.7
26
8.3
92
0.09
9.15
16
86
220
Data from the SESAR Database
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IGSN
Object Name
Object Type
Object Class
Material
Field Name
Link
NHB003UQM
NMNH 35334 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Rhyolite
Details
NHB003UQN
NMNH 35335 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Rhyolite
Details
TAP000016
DF-10-Ice-01
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic
Basaltic Scoria lapilli
Details
REB000029
P-2A: 0-10
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00003C
P-2A: 390-400
Cuttings
clay, coarse sand
Details
REB00003L
P-2A: 480-490
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB0000A9
PA-5A: 70-80
Cuttings
silty clay
Details
REB0000B1
PA-5A: 320-330
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB0000AL
PA-5A: 180-190 UW
Cuttings
clay, shale
Details
REB00002Q
P-2A: 170-180
Cuttings
basalt, sand, clay
Details
REB0000HA
PA-5A Core: 220.0-223.0
Core
clay
Details
NHB0074OT
NMNH 117468-28 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Obsidian
Details
REB0000AA
PA-5A: 80-90
Cuttings
silty clay
Details
REB0000AM
PA-5A: 190-200
Cuttings
clay, shale
Details
REB0000AY
PA-5A: 290-300
Cuttings
silty clay
Details
REB0000BA
PA-5A: 410-412
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000A2
PA-5A: 0-10
Cuttings
silty clay, coarse sand
Details
REB0000A3
PA-5A: 10-20
Cuttings
silty clay, coarse sand
Details
REB0000A4
PA-5A: 20-30
Cuttings
silty clay, coarse sand
Details
REB0000A5
PA-5A: 30-40
Cuttings
clay, fine sand
Details
REB0000A6
PA-5A: 40-50
Cuttings
clay, fine sand
Details
REB0000A7
PA-5A: 50-60
Cuttings
clay, fine sand
Details
REB0000A8
PA-5A: 60-70
Cuttings
silty clay
Details
REB0000AC
PA-5A: 100-110
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AD
PA-5A: 110-120
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AE
PA-5A: 120-130
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AS
PA-5A: 230-240
Cuttings
clay, shale
Details
REB0000AT
PA-5A: 240-250
Cuttings
clay, pebble gravel
Details
REB0000AU
PA-5A: 250-260
Cuttings
clay, pebble gravel
Details
REB0000AV
PA-5A: 260-270
Cuttings
clay, sand, gravel
Details
REB0000AW
PA-5A: 270-280
Cuttings
clay, sand, gravel
Details
REB0000AX
PA-5A: 280-290
Cuttings
clay, sand, gravel
Details
REB0000B2
PA-5A: 330-340
Cuttings
silty clay, sand
Details
REB0000B3
PA-5A: 340-350
Cuttings
silty clay, sand
Details
REB0000B4
PA-5A: 350-360
Cuttings
silty clay, sand
Details
REB0000B5
PA-5A: 360-370
Cuttings
silty clay, sand
Details
REB0000B6
PA-5A: 370-380
Cuttings
silty clay, sand
Details
REB0000B7
PA-5A: 380-390
Cuttings
silty clay, sand
Details
REB0000B8
PA-5A: 390-400
Cuttings
silty clay, sand
Details
REB0000B9
PA-5A: 400-410
Cuttings
silty clay, sand, basalt cobbles
Details
REB0000BC
PA-5A: 420-426
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AF
PA-5A: 130-140
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AG
PA-5A: 140-150
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AH
PA-5A: 150-160
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AI
PA-5A: 160-170
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AJ
PA-5A: 170-180
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB0000AK
PA-5A: 180-190
Cuttings
clay, shale
Details
REB0000AN
PA-5A: 200-210
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB0000AO
PA-5A: 210-220
Cuttings
clay, shale
Details
REB0000AP
PA-5A: 220-223
Cuttings
clay, shale
Details
REB0000AQ
PA-5A: 220-223 UW
Cuttings
clay, shale
Details
RLJ000002
br8
Grab
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic
Details
NHB0074OS
NMNH 117468-27 (PET)
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous
Obsidian
Details
RLJ000001
br1
Grab
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic>Felsic
Details
TAP000017
DF-10-Ice-02
Individual Sample
Rock>Igneous>Volcanic>Mafic
Basaltic Scoria lapilli
Details
REB000041
P-2A: 640-650
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003W
P-2A: 590-600
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB0000BB
PA-5A: 412-420
Cuttings
silty clay, sand, shale, basalt
Details
REB0000AZ
PA-5A: 300-310
Cuttings
silty clay
Details
REB0000B0
PA-5A: 310-320
Cuttings
silty clay
Details
REB0000AR
PA-5A: 220-230
Cuttings
clay, shale
Details
REB0000AB
PA-5A: 90-100
Cuttings
silty clay, coarse sand
Details
REB00004D
P-2A: 760-770
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003D
P-2A: 400-410
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000031
P-2A: 280-290
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000032
P-2A: 290-300
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002D
P-2A: 40-50
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002L
P-2A: 120-130
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00003X
P-2A: 600-610
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00003Y
P-2A: 610-620
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00003Z
P-2A: 620-630
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000042
P-2A: 650-660
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000043
P-2A: 660-670
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB000044
P-2A: 670-680
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000045
P-2A: 680-690
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000047
P-2A: 700-710
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB000048
P-2A: 710-720
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB000049
P-2A: 720-730
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00004A
P-2A: 730-740
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00004B
P-2A: 740-750
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00004E
P-2A: 770-780
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00004F
P-2A: 780-790
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00004G
P-2A: 790-800
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002A
P-2A: 10-20
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002B
P-2A: 20-30
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002C
P-2A: 30-40
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002E
P-2A: 50-60
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002F
P-2A: 60-70
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002G
P-2A: 70-80
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002H
P-2A: 80-90
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002I
P-2A: 90-100
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002J
P-2A: 100-110
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002K
P-2A: 110-120
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002M
P-2A: 130-140
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002N
P-2A: 140-150
Cuttings
basalt
Details
REB00002O
P-2A: 150-160
Cuttings
basalt, sand, clay
Details
REB00002R
P-2A: 180-190
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002S
P-2A: 190-200
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002T
P-2A: 200-210
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002U
P-2A: 210-220
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002V
P-2A: 220-230
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002W
P-2A: 230-240
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002X
P-2A: 240-250
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002Y
P-2A: 250-260
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00002Z
P-2A: 260-270
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000030
P-2A: 270-280
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000033
P-2A: 300-310
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000034
P-2A: 310-320
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000035
P-2A: 320-330
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000036
P-2A: 330-340
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000037
P-2A: 340-350
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000038
P-2A: 350-360
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000039
P-2A: 360-370
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003A
P-2A: 370-380
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003B
P-2A: 380-390
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003E
P-2A: 410-420
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003F
P-2A: 420-430
Cuttings
clay, coarse sand
Details
REB00003G
P-2A: 430-440
Cuttings
clay, coarse sand
Details
REB00003H
P-2A: 440-450
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003I
P-2A: 450-460
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003J
P-2A: 460-470
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003K
P-2A: 470-480
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003M
P-2A: 490-500
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003N
P-2A: 500-510
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003P
P-2A: 520-530
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00003Q
P-2A: 530-540
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00003R
P-2A: 540-550
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00003S
P-2A: 550-560
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00003T
P-2A: 560-570
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00003V
P-2A: 580-590
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB00002P
P-2A: 160-170
Cuttings
basalt, sand, clay
Details
REB00003O
P-2A: 510-520
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00003U
P-2A: 570-580
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
REB000040
P-2A: 630-640
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB000046
P-2A: 690-700
Cuttings
clay
Details
REB00004C
P-2A: 750-760
Cuttings
clay, sand
Details
Data from the MaGa Database
Sorry. No data exist for this volcano in the MaGa database.
Data from UNAVCO
Sorry. No data exist for this volcano in the UNAVCO database.
Data from USIEI
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Data from IRIS FDSNWS
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