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Map showing Medicine Lake volcano lava flows 100,000 years old and ...

2008 (approx.)

Detailed Description

Postglacial lavas ~13,000 years old and younger are shown in darker pink. Major lava flows are labeled, including anr (andesite of north rim) and asr (andesite of south rim). Five very large basalt lava flows are also labeled: bgc = basalt of Giant Crater, bmc = basalt of Mammoth Crater, byb = basalt of Yellowjacket Butte, bl = Lake Basalt, and bt = basalt of Tionesta. Flow directions are indicated by arrows on the five large basalt flows.

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USGS SIR 2007-5174-A