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Caballo (Engle) Volcanic field

Location: 
33°16'41.9"N, 107°10'12.1"W
Type: 
Basaltic volcanic field consisting of scoria cones, and maar type eruptions
Age: 
2.1 - 2.9 Ma
Significance: 
Exposures of shallow basaltic volcanoes on shore of Elephant Butte Reservoir
Composition: 
alkaii basaltic

Scoria cone near the south end of the Engle field. View north. Photo by L. Crumpler

View northeast of basaltic flows and phreatomagmatic deposits exposed on the east shore of Elephant Butte Reservoir. Photo by L. Crumpler

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