Springerville volcanic field
Highest point
Coordinates34°15′N 109°34′W / 34.250°N 109.567°W / 34.250; -109.567[1]
Geography
LocationArizona, United States
Geology
Age of rock2.1–0.3 million years[2]
Mountain typeVolcanic field[1]
Volcanic arc/beltBasin 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

NameElevationCoordinatesLast eruption
Cerro Hueco[1]6,516 feet (1,986 m)[8]34°18′58″N 109°33′17″W / 34.3161517°N 109.5548218°W / 34.3161517; -109.5548218unknown
Twin Knolls[1]7,379 feet (2,249 m)[9]34°12′32″N 109°54′35″W / 34.2089319°N 109.9098283°W / 34.2089319; -109.9098283unknown
Wolf Mountain[1]8,284 feet (2,525 m)[10]34°11′52″N 109°44′24″W / 34.1978216°N 109.7401007°W / 34.1978216; -109.7401007unknown

Economic resources

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Wood, Charles A.; Jűrgen Kienle (1993). Volcanoes of North America (6.4). Cambridge University Press. pp. 284–286. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
  2. 1 2 Condit, C. D.; C. B. Connor (October 1996). "Recurrence rates of volcanism in basaltic volcanic fields; an example from the Springerville volcanic field, Arizona". GSA Bulletin. Geological Society of America. 108 (10): 1225–1241. doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1996)108<1225:RROVIB>2.3.CO;2. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  3. ↑ Connor, C.B.; C. D. Condit, L. S. Crumpler, and J. C. Aubele (1992). "Evidence of Regional Structural Controls on Vent Distribution: Springerville Volcanic Field, Arizona" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. American Geophysical Union. 97(B9) (12): 12, 349–12, 359. Bibcode:1992JGR....9712349C. doi:10.1029/92jb00929. Retrieved 2008-09-04.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Gattuso, John; Brian Bell (2002). Insight Guide Arizona & the Grand Canyon. APA Publications. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-58573-169-5.
  5. ↑ Samson, Karl (October 2004). Frommer's Arizona 2005. John Wiley & Sons. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-7645-7894-6.
  6. 1 2 Goff, Fraser; Kelley, Shari A. (2020). "Facts and hypothesis regarding the Miocene–Holocen Jemez Lineament, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado" (PDF). New Mexico Geological Society Special Publication. 14: 1–15. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Channer, Micheal A.; Ricketts, Jason W.; Zimmerer, Matthew; Heizler, Matthew; Karlstrom, Karl E. (1 October 2015). "Surface uplift above the Jemez mantle anomaly in the past 4 Ma based on 40Ar/39Ar dated paleoprofiles of the Rio San Jose, New Mexico, USA". Geosphere. 11 (5): 1384–1400. Bibcode:2015Geosp..11.1384C. doi:10.1130/GES01145.1.
  8. ↑ "Cerro Hueco, Arizona". PlaceKeeper. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Twin Knolls in Navajo County, Arizona". PlaceKeeper. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Wolf Mountain, Arizona". PlaceKeeper. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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