Geology and History
Geology and History
Geologic history of the Mono-Inyo Craters.
Geologic History
Geologic History
A long, narrow tabular body of molten rock beneath the ground called a "dike" fed eruptions that formed the Inyo lava flows and several explosion craters around Deer Mountain.
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Geologic History of the Inyo Craters Volcanic Chain
A long, narrow tabular body of molten rock beneath the ground called a "dike" fed eruptions that formed the Inyo lava flows and several explosion craters around Deer Mountain.
Ground cracks and faults associated with the Inyo eruptions
Scientists designed a simple experiment to demonstrate how the cracks and faults along the Inyo chain might have formed above a shallow intrusion of magma.
The Inyo eruptive episode 1350 C.E., Long Valley caldera, California
Details about the 1350 C.E. eruptive episode.
Inyo lava flows erupt quietly after explosive activity
These flows were the last part of the molten rock to erupt onto the surface during the Inyo eruptions about 600 years ago.
Mono-Inyo eruptions over the past 8,000 years
Over the past 35,000 years, volcanic eruptions in the the Long Valley area has been confined to the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.