The Ancient Volcano in New Mexico; Shiprock

The state of New Mexico contains a number of fascinating geologic oddities. One of these unique formations is a massive monolith of rock that towers above the seemingly flat landscape of the Colorado Plateau. Known as Shiprock, this feature has a unique volcanic story from when New Mexico and Arizona were filled with numerous volcanoes. This video will discuss how this unique formation came to be.

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Graphics of eruption dates are courtesy of the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institute. https://volcano.si.edu/

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0:00 Geologic Features in New Mexico
0:12 Shiprock
0:53 Geologic Setting
1:18 Volcanic Eruptions
2:21 Erosion
2:39 Volcanic Dikes

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