Volcanic formation in Idaho, United States
The Mesa Falls Tuff is a tuff formation produced by the Mesa Falls eruption that formed the Henry's Fork Caldera that is located in Idaho west of Yellowstone National Park .[ 1] It is the second most recent caldera forming eruption from the Yellowstone hotspot and ejected of 280 km3 (67 cu mi) of material. This eruption, 1.3 million years BP , was preceded by the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff and succeeded by the Lava Creek Tuff , both of which were also formed by the Yellowstone hotspot .[ 2]
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References
^ Christiansen, R.L., 2001, The Quaternary and Pliocene Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 729-G, 145 p.
^ Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming