Volcano Vent Explained

Volcano Vent
Elevation M:1324
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:Cassiar Land District
Range:Kawdy Plateau (northern Stikine Plateau)
Coordinates:59.1245°N -130.9229°W
Type:Shield volcano
Age:Holocene
Volcanic Arc/Belt:Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last Eruption:Holocene

Volcano Vent is a small shield volcano in northern British Columbia, Canada.[1] It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek and comprises the West Tuya lava field with West Vent and Grizzly Butte. It is one of the three small shield volcanoes in the Tuya Volcanic Field which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. Most of the rock studied and sampled at Volcano Vent is massive coherent basalt.

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Notes and References

  1. 2005 . Preliminary results of field mapping, petrography, and GIS spatial analysis of the West Tuya lava field, northwestern British Columbia . Natural Resources Canada . 5.