Camargo volcanic field
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| Camargo volcanic field | |
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 Volcanic cones of the Camargo volcanic field | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Cerro los Amoles[1] |
| Elevation | 1,900 m (6,200 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 27°52′N 104°15′W / 27.867°N 104.250°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Camargo volcanic field Location in Mexico | |
The Camargo volcanic field is a volcanic field in north-central Mexico. It lies within the northern portion of the Bolsón de Mapimí graben and includes more than 300 eruptive centres, most of which are in the form of cinder cones and lava cones. These cones overlie a 60 km (37 mi) wide and 70 km (43 mi) long lava plateau that covers an area of 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi).[1]
Volcanism in the Camargo volcanic field took place mainly during the Pliocene, but lesser activity continued into the Pleistocene. An age of 1.43 ± 0.05 million years has been obtained from Cerro el Salto, the best-studied eruptive centre of the Camargo volcanic field. This Pleistocene cinder cone was once mined for its peridot which occurs in spinel-lherzolite xenoliths.[1]