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View from the SE rim of McDermitt caldera, Nevada and Oregon, of the Thacker Pass area

By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory 2000 (approx.)
View from the SE rim of McDermitt caldera, Nevada and Oregon, showing rhyolite lavas overlain by thin outflow McDermitt Tuff in the south wall of the caldera
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View from the SE rim of McDermitt caldera, Nevada and Oregon, showing rhyolite lavas overlain by thin outflow McDermitt Tuff in the south wall of the caldera. The low area that makes up most of the photo is intracaldera tuffaceous sediment. This is Thacker Pass, the site of largest and highest-grade lithium deposits in the region. Photo by Chris Henry, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.

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Can be used with acknowledgement of photographer Chris Henry (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology).