Map of post-caldera lava flows from Yellowstone volcano. Flow dated...
By Volcano Hazards Program
2007 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Map of post-caldera lava flows from Yellowstone volcano. Flow dated at 72,000 years erupted as a single event, others were likely formed from multiple eruptions.
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Public Domain.
Adapted from Christiansen et al, 2007
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