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Schonchin Lava Flow
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Photographer: Ron Wolf
ID: 0000 0000 0913 1462 (2013-09-23)Copyright © 2013 Ron Wolf
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Sep 2, 2013
location
Lava Beds National Monument. Near Tulelake (Siskiyou County, California, US)notes This basalt flow on the northern flank of the Medicine Lake Volcano emerged from a vent at Mammoth Crater about 65,000 years ago. The total volume of this flow is estimated to be about one cubic mile. The flow contains many lava tubes, some extending as far as 15 miles.keywords: geology, earth science, geomorphology, volcano, volcanism
camera Canon EOS 7D, 15mm, f/8.0, 1/800 sec.
photo category: Misc. - geology
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