Wah Wah Springs Caldera
The Wah Wah Springs Caldera is a supervolcanic eruption remnant discovered in 2013 in Utah. It emitted 5500 to 5900 km3 of tephra, as the Wah Wah Springs Tuff, about 30.06 million years ago. It is the largest of the Indian Peak-Caliente Caldera Complex, and includes flows over 13,000 feet thick at the most. It is considered one of the single largest explosive eruptions known in Earth's history and the second most energetic event to have occurred on the planet since the Chicxulub impact.[1][2]
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References[]
- ^ Best, Myron G.; Christiansen, Eric H.; Deino, Alan L.; Gromme, Sherman; Hart, Garret L.; Tingey, David G. (August 1, 2013). "The 36–18 Ma Indian Peak–Caliente ignimbrite field and calderas, southeastern Great Basin, USA: Multicyclic super-eruptions". Geosphere. 9 (4): 864–950. Bibcode:2013Geosp...9..864B. doi:10.1130/GES00902.1.
- ^ "Volcanic Explosivity Index: Measuring the size of an eruption". geology.com.
External links[]
- Youtube video These Mega-Colossal Eruptions Dwarf The Yellowstone Supervolcano
- Youtube video Supervolcano in Utah: Massive Ancient Volcano Discovered by BYU Geologists
- Youtube video 20 Ancient Supervolcanoes Discovered in Utah and Nevada
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