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Ubehebe Crater: Possibly Younger but No Imminent Danger of an Eruption
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| Date: | 2012-01-24 19:01:21 |
| Blog: | Eruptions  |
| URL: | http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/ubehebe-crater-possibly-younger-but-no-imminent-danger-of-an-eruption/ |
Summary:
Making the rounds today is news about new ages for Ubehebe Crater in the northern end of Death Valley. The small crater is part of a cluster of scoria cones and tuff cones that are mainly basaltic to basaltic andesite in composition – not a big candidate for an explosive eruption. However, the eruptive products [...]Content analysis:
Keywords:
basaltic andesite, big candidate, Death Valley, Eruption Making, Eruptions, eruptive products, explosive eruption, Imminent Danger, northern end, scoria cones, small crater, tuff cones, Ubehebe Crater
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