Complex cinder cone eruptive sequence at O’Neill Crater, San Francisco Volcanic Field
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Complex cinder cone eruptive sequence at O’Neill Crater,
San Francisco Volcanic FieldBeth Schreck
Northern Arizona UniversityMentor: Dr. Nancy Riggs
IntroductionThe San Francisco Volcanic Field - 4,700 km2, over 600
volcanoes, 6 Ma to presentBasaltic volcanism characteristicsChanges in vent activityLava breaching and raftingPost-rafting activity
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Project GoalsO’Neill CraterWhy was there no
cone re-growth with further eruption?
Cinder cone models currently too simplistic
Cinder cones on Mars may have complex morphology
SP Crater photo courtesy WA Duffield
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DataData collection at
O’Neill CraterField workSamples collected
for thin section and Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating
AnalysisThin sectionsRock crushing and lab workMappingGeologic principles
ResultsGoal: eruptive
history of O’Neill crater
Chronology based on field analysis:
1. Cone-building stage
2. Continued eruption breached cone
3. Extrusion of dacite dome
ResultsDacite dome
extrusion complexInjection of basaltic-
andesiteEruption triggered
dacite
basaltic-andesite
ResultsBasaltic-andesite
eruption continuesEvidence from rocks
collectedQuestion still needs
to be answeredNew thin section
made
dacite fragment
basaltic-andesite
AcknowledgmentsDr. Nancy RiggsNAU Space Grant ProgramMy family
Questions?
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