Pipkin (volcano)

Pipkin / Malpais Crater

Geology
Mountain type| Cinder Cone
Volcanic arc| Lavic Lake volcanic field
Last eruption| c. 600,000 years BP

Dormant volcano in California, United States

Pipkin (also known as Malpais Crater[1]) is a volcano in California, with activity during the Quaternary.[2] The surface of erupted lava flows is weathered, and argon-argon dating and potassium-argon dating has yielded ages of 770,000 ± 40,000 and c. 600,000 years before present, respectively.[3]

The volcano lies in the Rodman Mountains.[4] The 300 feet (91 m) high and 2,000 feet (610 m) wide[5] Pipkin cinder cone probably erupted the lava flows which extend to its north and form a lava flow field which has the appearance of a mesa.[6] The cone itself consists of lava bombs and scoria with red and black colours.[5] Lava flows from the vent propagated through Kane Wash[4] and into the Mojave River valley;[7] it is possible that the lava diverted part of the wash into neighbouring Sheep Springs Wash.[8]

The cone is the site of a quarry. Pipkin was mined since the 1950s for its ash.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Bezore 1997, p. 41.
2. ^ Oskin et al. 2007, p. 4.
3. ^ Oskin et al. 2007, p. 6.
4. ^ a b Oskin et al. 2007, p. 3.
5. ^ a b c Bezore 1997, p. 37.
6. ^ Oskin et al. 2007, p. 5.
7. ^ Bezore 1997, p. 11.
8. ^ Oskin et al. 2007, p. 10.

### Sources

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* Bezore, Stephen B. (1997). "Mineral land classification of a part of southwestern San Bernardino County: the Barstow-Newberry Springs area, California" (PDF). California Department of Conservation (FTP). Retrieved 16 March 2018.[dead ftp link] (To view documents see Help:FTP)
* Oskin, Michael; Perg, Lesley; Blumentritt, Dylan; Mukhopadhyay, Sujoy; Iriondo, Alexander (1 March 2007). "Slip rate of the Calico fault: Implications for geologic versus geodetic rate discrepancy in the Eastern California Shear Zone". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 112 (B3): B03402. doi:10.1029/2006JB004451. ISSN 2156-2202.

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