Ventura volcanic field

Short description: Extinct volcanic field in San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Ventura volcanic field

Highest point
Elevation| 6,677 ft (2,035 m) [1]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 22°21′52″N 100°45′54″W﻿ / ﻿22.364379°N 100.764902°W﻿ / 22.364379; -100.764902
Geography

Ventura volcanic field

San Luis Potosí

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Ventura volcanic field

Ventura volcanic field (Mexico)

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Geology
Mountain type| Extinct volcanic field
Volcanic arc/belt| Sierra Madre Oriental
Last eruption| 1.1 MYA (in Cerro Verde)
Climbing
Easiest route| Walking

Ventura volcanic field[1] is an extinct volcanic field located in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí, its name is due to the town and railway crossing of the same name, which had its last activity in the Pleistocene,[2] this volcanic field is known more for the volcanic crater known as La Joya Honda, which is currently a tourist site in San Luis Potosí.[3]

The volcanic field is composed of two cinder cones and three craters, Joyuela (Tuff cone) and Cerro Verde (Pyroplastic cone) and Joya Honda, Laguna de los Paláu and Pozo del Cármen.[1][4]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ventura volcanic field". Global Volcanism Program. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=341809.
2. ↑ Lopez Loera H, Aranda-Gomez J J, Arzate J A, Molina-Garza R S, 2008. Geophysical surveys of the Joya Honda maar (Mexico) and surroundings: volcanic implications. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 170: 135-152
3. ↑ Aranda-Gomez J J, Luhr J F, 1996. Origin of the Joya Honda maar, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 74: 1-18
4. ↑ Luhr J F, Aranda-Gomez J J, Pier J G, 1989. Spinel-lherzolite-bearing Quaternary volcanic centers in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, 1. Geology, mineralogy, and petrology. J. Geophys. Res, 94: 7916-7940

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