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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