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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and ScienceImagenés de la historia natural, No. 2
Poster design, graphics, and photographs by L.S. Crumpler and Jayne Aubele.For more information about the types of volcanoes shown here see Poster No. 3 or go to “Volcanoes of New Mexico” at
www.nmnaturalhistory.org/sci_volcanoes.html
These are just a few of New Mexico’s volcanoes.
Volcanic rocksyounger than 5 millionyears old
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Sierra Blancavolcano
Carrizozolava flow(Valley of Fires)
Mount Taylorvolcanic field
Zuñi-Banderavolcanic field
Valles Caldera,Jemez Mountains
Taos Plateauvolcanic field
Raton-Claytonvolcanic field
Ocatévolcanic field
Cerros del Riovolcanic field
Cienegavolcanic field
Albuquerque volcanoes
Lucerovolcanicfield
Tomé, Black Butte,Los Piñosvolcanoes
Jornada del Muertovolcanic field
Elephant Buttevolcanic field
Palomasvolcanic field
Geronimo-Animasvolcanic field
Datil-Mogollonvolcanic field
Red Hillvolcanic field
Potrillovolcanic field
El Malpais
Los Lunas volcano
Isleta volcano
Cabezon
Rio Grande rift
Rio Grande rift
Rio Grande rift
Capulin Volcano, Raton-Clayton volcanic fieldCinder cone
Cabezon Peak, Rio PuercoVolcanic neck
Cerros del Rio volcanic fieldColumnar basalt
Valles Caldera, Jemez MountainsSuper volcano
Zuñi Salt Lake craterMaar
Raton-Clayton volcanoesVolcanic field
East Grants RidgeCinder cone cross section
Albuquerque volcanoesFissure eruption
San Felipe volcano, Santa Ana volcanic fieldShield volcano
Pedernal PeakEroded old lava flows
South cone, Cat HillsCinder cone
Mount TaylorComposite volcano
Aden Crater, Potrillo volcanic fieldLava field
Ute Mountain, Taos PlateauLava dome
Lagunas de Alejandro, Mount Taylor volcanic fieldMaar
Albuquerque volcanoesFissure eruption
McCartys lava flow, El MalpaisRopy lava
Bandera volcano, Zuñi-Bandera volcanic fieldCinder cone
Valles Caldera rimAsh-flow tuffs
Cubero volcanoDissected cinder cone
El Tintero volcanoCinder cone
McCartys lava flow, El MalpaisCinder cone
Rio Grande Gorge, Taos PlateauDissected lava flows
Cerro Cuate, Rio PuercoVolcanic neck
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Cerro la Jara, Valles CalderaVolcanic dome
Ship RockVolcanic neck
Cat Hills volcanic field
El Tintero
Cubero volcano
Zuñi Salt Lake crater
Santa Anavolcanic field
Cerro Cuate
Ship Rock
Rio Grande rift
City of Rocks
East Grants Ridge
Pedernal Peak
CapulinVolcano
