A new type of maar volcano from the State of Durango-the El Jagüey-La Breña complex reinterpreted

Eric R. Swanson División of Earth and Physical Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.

Keywords: Maar volcano, Durango, El Jagüey, La Breña, Reinterpreted

Abstract

The Quaternary, Guadiana Valley volcanic field covers nearly 2, 000 km²in the central part of the State of Durango, Mexico, and contains more tan 100 basaltic vents. Two of the volcanic features, El Jagüey and La Breña, are located 45 km to the north-northwest of the city of Durango at the northern end of the volcanic field… In order to continue, download the full paper in PDF.

Published

2019-05-28

Issue

Vol 8 No 2 (1989)

Section

Regular Papers

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