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West-southwest facing view from Sunrise Peak toward Lassen Peak. ...

Eruption History of the Lassen Volcanic Center and Surrounding Region

Over the last 3 million years, regional volcanism in the Lassen segment of the Cascade arc constructed a broad platform of volcanic rocks. In periods of about 50,000 - 200,000 years, concentrated volcanism occurred in localized areas. These "volcanic centers" are defined as large, long-lived edifices erupting the full range of lava compositions from basalt to rhyolite.
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California Volcano Observatory, Lassen Volcanic Center
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Eruption History of the Lassen Volcanic Center and Surrounding Region

Over the last 3 million years, regional volcanism in the Lassen segment of the Cascade arc constructed a broad platform of volcanic rocks. In periods of about 50,000 - 200,000 years, concentrated volcanism occurred in localized areas. These "volcanic centers" are defined as large, long-lived edifices erupting the full range of lava compositions from basalt to rhyolite.
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Generalized regional geologic map emphasizing the location, extent, and ages of large volcanic centers including those in Lassen

Formation of Volcanic Centers within the Southernmost Cascade Range

Volcanic centers within the southernmost Cascade Range are regions of large, long-lived, volcanic activity that erupt the full range of magma types (from low- silica basalt to high-silica rhyolite). They form when large bodies of basalt magma, which is very close to the composition of the mantle, rise through and collect in the crust.
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California Volcano Observatory, Lassen Volcanic Center
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Formation of Volcanic Centers within the Southernmost Cascade Range

Volcanic centers within the southernmost Cascade Range are regions of large, long-lived, volcanic activity that erupt the full range of magma types (from low- silica basalt to high-silica rhyolite). They form when large bodies of basalt magma, which is very close to the composition of the mantle, rise through and collect in the crust.
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