Coordinates: 34°15′N 109°34′W / 34.250°N 109.567°W / 34.250; -109.567

Springerville volcanic field

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Springerville volcanic field
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Highest point
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Geography
LocationArizona, United States
Geology
Rock age2.1–0.3 million years[2]
Mountain typeVolcanic field[1]
Volcanic zoneBasin and Range Province

Springerville volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located in east-central Arizona between Springerville and Show Low. The field consists of 405 discrete vents[3] covering approximately 3,000 square kilometers (1,200 sq mi)[2] and is the third-largest such field in the continental United States;[4] only the San Francisco volcanic field and Medicine Lake volcanic field are larger.[5] The total erupted volume is estimated at 90 cubic kilometers (22 cu mi).[6]

The field is located towards the western end of the Jemez Lineament.[7]

Notable vents

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Name Elevation Coordinates Last eruption
Cerro Hueco[1] 6,516 feet (1,986 m)[8] Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. unknown
Twin Knolls[1] 7,379 feet (2,249 m)[9] Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. unknown
Wolf Mountain[1] 8,284 feet (2,525 m)[10] Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. unknown

Economic resources

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The St. Johns carbon dioxide reservoir is located in the northwest part of the Springerville volcanic field and has estimated reserves of 445 billion cubic meters. Effort since the mid-1990s to either extract helium from the reservoir or to ship carbon dioxide to the Permian Basinc for enhanced oil recovery have not come to fruition. A more recent US Department of Energy proposal is to use carbon dioxide from the reservoir as a heat exchange fluid for extraction of geothermal energy from the volcanic field.[6]

See also

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References

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