K-Ar ages of Pleistocene rhyolitic volcanism in the Coso Range, California

Rhyolite domes and rhyolite and basalt flows near Coso Hot Springs in the Coso Range, California, give K-Ar ages that range from about 0.04 ± 0.02 m.y. to 0.96 ± 0.19 m.y. Most of the units appear to be between 0.05 and 0.15 m.y. old. The total volume of erupted rhyolitic magma is about 2.4 km³. The age, volume, and composition of these volcanic rocks indicate that the Coso volcanic field is a potential geothermal resource area. © 1975 Geological Society of America.