Active rift systems through shield volcanoes can often produce very large volume effusive eruptions, but the largest tend to originate from more massive continental rift systems. This is why areas around central Iceland, New Mexico, and near Lake Baikal in Russia have produced some of the world's largest effusive eruptions in the last 10,000 years.
I am not trying to be rude at all but due to the numerous comments about how you speak, pointing out things I have noticed, I have a "side job" of teaching people to speak more clearly or loose or gain foreign accents. Which also affects RUclips's subtitles. Just try when you talk fast to have a glottal stop between words like you used to in your older videos, and it will help to fix the subtitle problem and stop the barrage of comments from people annoyed about the way you speak. You are very clear and when you do not run your words together you sound like Terrence McKenna, when you run your words together you are unintelligible to people who are not fluent in English and RUclips's translation algorithm.
So I’ve always personally wondered what the closest volcano that could erupt at all would be to Maine. Im not sure, but I feel like there aren’t any super close. Are there any close enough to actually affect maine outside of maybe being hit by a tsunami or feeling a small earthquake from a distant eruption.
@@adriennefloreen I always tell them what he's said about his voice. He's autistic. That's his voice. It ain't gonna change. And he said it in about that many words. By now I'm pretty sure he knows any comment is a good comment. The algorithms don't care what's being said, only that the video is interesting enough to warrant conversation.
Oops, just made a similar comment about that observation... should've read yours first. Large rift zones and deep hotspots are quite impressive here. Would love a video highlighting the geologic setting behind various large volume eruptions, as well as any anomalous ones that *don't* originate from one of these aforementioned features.
Very cool! I first saw that lava flow on google earth a while back...its proximity to White Sands really made it stand out even more from above. Thanks for the history on it, very fascinating!
Honestly this would be one of the volcanoes I would hope to see erupt in my lifetime, as it's very low risk, but would be incredible to see in person or from the air, all while not having to feel guilty about any towns getting flattened.
Hey thanks but no thanks! I’m retiring to New Mexico in a few years and personally think that lava blocking off the highways would be kind of inconvenient. 🌋 I can’t go for that- no can do.
I always love your videos!! I'm really interested into Physicial Geography and your videos are perfect for me when it comes to learning about volcanoes worldwide, keep up the great work!!! 🌋🙌
Thank you so much for reviewing this area! I was heading to Alamogordo two weeks ago when I came across this section. I drove East on Route 380 from Interstate 25 near San Antonio. This area blew my mind!
I live in New Mexico and I've seen this lava flow. It is incredible! And it's proximity to White Sands and The Trinity Site makes it a great area to visit
You're correct. A lot of people miss pronounce most of the city names. I lived in Ruidoso, NM when I was a child and I enjoyed seeing the many different sites including White Sands National Park. The lizards in the lava beds were black and the lizards at White Sands were white. NM is a wonderful enchanting state.
@@jeanday9747 My in-laws retired to Alamogordo. When I first visited, I thought the place looked like a big vacant lot, but it didn't take long to fall in love with it. I love the name "Ruidoso". It means "noisy" in Spanish. Sadly, they're both long gone, but I would consider retiring there myself. Very civilized town.
Damn, rift zones *dominate* that list of largest effusive eruptions. Iceland, Baikal rift, Rio Grande rift, and even the Canaries likely have some fracture zones along with the hotspot at play. The rest seem to be from deep rooted hotspots from superplumes (Mayotte and Kilauea). I think that list alone is worth a video, along with whatever anomalous large-volume effusive eruptions *haven't* come from a rift or deep plume.
Great video. Back in the 90s, my exwife and I took a road trip in old Route 66 in California. There’s a lava flow in the Amboy area. Maybe you can do a video of that.
The tribes back then were all pre-pueblo so they were strictly hunter gatherer life styles. No way to know what tribes were in the area, but likely ancestors to the pueblos and other tribes.
I lived in Grants, NM for a time -- nearby there is a sizable area referred to as the "El Malpais" - a large dormant lava field. We drove adjacent to it several times but I gathered it was not wise to hike unless accompanied by a knowledgeable guide. As there were no labelled locations on the maps in the video, it was difficult to determine precisely where in the state the flows depicted occurred.
Ah, that is part of the young Zuni bandera volcanic field! I made a video on it yesterday. This link has a detailed map of its recent eruptions including at least 1 in the last 10,000 years. nmnaturalhistory.org/volcanoes/zuni-bandera-field-and-mccartys-lava-flow
The Ice Caves always fascinated me. A cousin was graveling a road with cinders and occasionally huge chunks of ice were found. That was south of Grants
I've lived in New Mexico all my life and didn't know about all the volcanoes in the region. I would love to see a video about Carlsbad Caverns! It's a wonder to behold!
I agree. Good topic. From what I remember it's a very old reef, possibly a barrier reef like in Australia near the coast. It has dissolved over millions of years to make the cave. During Pangea New Mexico had some prime beachfront property.
The whole entire state was made by volcanoes Millions of years passed by and the whole state changed of course but if you look very closely at the Mesa and the mountains you will see lava rocks because new Mexico was huge 🌋 volcanic land
In the nation of South Africa? No. The furthest south active volcano in the area is Kyejo which is all the way in southwest Tanzania. However, South Africa does have the planet’s largest confirmed impact crater, platinum, diamonds, and other younger and smaller impact craters
Lots of interesting ancient extinct volcanoes. I believe there are some interesting remnants of ancient carbonatite volcanoes and of course kimberlite pipes. Marion island and Prince Edward Island are also volcanoes owned by South Africa but not on the mainland.
Nice to see your focus is again on New Mexico, Land of Enchantment. I hope that you will soon be discussing the "malpais" area that runs through the Zuni Rez up near Turquoise Mountain (Mt. Taylor), or the "Rock with Wings" near Shiprock, with its radial effusions of black lava? Thank you for your channel.
Thank you for this. I have been curious about that black flow area. My brother-in-law was an USAF F16 pilot. He mentioned that if you had to bail out, try not to end up in the middle of this area, as it is filled with rattlesnakes.
the description of this, while you were talking i felt like i was watching the movie "Volcano" with tom lee jones. literally cause it came up from no where, had a second vent didnt it? and dropped bombs on a totally unusual area lol, so fascinating.
This isa wonderful video. I'm saving all your videos on New Mexico and Arizona. Have watched them all several times. They answer so many questions that I have while driving around. Might you consider doing a video on the creation of Reelfoot Lake and the major earthquakes on the New Madrid fault in the early 1800s? Love everything you do. I'm learning so much
You describe the volcanic activity such as the height of the lava fountain and earthquake depth that happened over 5000 years ago. How is that possible?
I think those figures on the height of the lava fountain is based on the kind of eruption it was. Geologists know that it was this strombolian eruption which is not explosive and erupts a fountain of lava like Kilauea in Hawaii. So eruption height is guessed based on the kind of lava and the kind of volcano. And the age can be determined by the organic matter that is found in the lava flow. That plant matter can be carbon dated pretty accurately.
@@bernardfender5147 That I'm not sure about. Geology has progressed considerably especially in the last couple decades. I am not privy to much of the current science.
@@bernardfender5147 He uses standard observations of what happens before this type of eruption like the one in Iceland at Fagradalsfjall. He then extrapolates it back or as we say in biology he took a S.W.A.G. about it. Scientific wild ass guess or an educated guess.
My Ex and I had a cabin just outside of Ruidoso NM and we often traveled the state Highway 380 where it crosses this lava flow! In the middle of this lava flow crossing the state has a camping area on the south side of the highway and on the north is a rest area. I highly recommend taking Hyw 380 , besides this really interesting feature, about 30 miles to the west and a few miles off the hyw is the Trinity site where the US tested the first Atomic Bomb, about 30 miles to the east is Lincoln NM from Billy the Kid fame! Oh and a little town about 10 miles east by the name of Captain is where the forest service got the original Smoky the Bear from! Roswell NM from the UFO fame is a short drive farther east from Lincoln! If you head south White Sands (Missile test site and National park) is also very interesting!
Continental divide is a watershed concept. A "height of land" determines which stream/river/drainage system rain falling on the land will flow into. The Continental Divide separates the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean watersheds. It's not a rift system.
@@GaryRecordsGroupLLC I've heard others on this channel say that it's a failed rift, but I have doubts. The Sangre de Cristo Range are an impressive block fault mountain range along the eastern side of the rift in southern Colorado. They are 10 million years old or younger, have a number of peaks over 4000 meters tall, and are still being uplifted. There are substantial earthquakes every few hundred years. Fairly impressive for a failure, I would say.
In a recent episode by Geology Hub of the Zuni/Bandera Volcanic field he talked about a weak point in the Earth's crust called a lineament that runs from that volcanic field northeast with other volcanoes on its line. The narrator went on to say that lineament or suture line was a place where two continents used to be joined 1.7 billion years ago. I guess I was asleep when that happened! 😅😂🤣 I live here in NM and had a geology teacher years ago talk about this very subject too!
@@RonSparks2112 Hi Ron, unfortunately your statement is incorrect. The Sangre De Cristos' uplift is a product of the Rocky Mountain Orogeny, just like the Sandias in Albuquerque. The Sangre De Cristos are actually 1.7 billion years old, not 10 million or younger - please see the report "Proterozoic tectonic evolution of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, southern Colorado, U.S.A." by James Jones III and James Connelly.
I passed thru this area while stopping to check out the trinity site. I was completely flabbergasted to be traveling eat and suddenly finding myself in the middle of a vast lava flow lol. I stopped of at valley of fires and checked it out. simply amazing geology!
New Mexico is just loaded with volcanic fields, many of which are obscure with very little information available which makes them even more fascinating.
Hello, I'm a new subscriber, and I want to to compliment with you for your very interesting channel. I'd like to know if you can tell us something about a pretty ancient volcano where I've been a few years ago, the Bohey Dulang island complex, placed a few miles off eastern Sabah (part of malaysian Borneo), in the Sulawesi sea. It's a small group of nearly unhabitated steep illy islands, which partially encircle a caldera, with shallow reef platforms completing the caldera rim to the south. The deep green jungle blanketing the islands and the turquoise fringing reefs encircling all the complex, make it a really unique, amazing place, kinda like an equatorial Santorini if you hike to see the landscape from the hilltop. I've never been able to find anything about the eruptive history of this volcano, it's even barely mentioned as an ancient volcano... could you maybe fill this gap? :)
I am curious: how are the dates for eruptions in prehistoric times determined? I would like to know especially about how PRECISE dates and durations are known such as you mention in this video.
If the Lava is young enough when it burns plant materials like a tree it sometimes leaves the trunk still standing and they can often match it to living trees or use the Carbon 14 dating method which is pretty accurate under 15,000 years and this lava flow was dated over 5000 years ago and they would have carbon dated many burned vegetation samples. Judging by the size of the cinder cone a 30 year eruption for the amount of lava is a good guess.
How great is the volcanic risk in Albuquerque? Two ancient volcanoes are clearly visible just across the Rio Grande from downtown, but is the city still at volcanic risk? It would be great if you could clarify this. Thanks.
A foot is about 30cm. So 30 x 80 = 2400 cm or 24 m. If you think this is a pain, try living in a place where both systems are used so food comes in containers with volumes like 354 ml and 796 ml and 907 g.
I've seen volcanos between Springer NM and Clayton NM (heading NE to Oklahoma). I'm assuming these are dead volcanos since you've not mentioned them to my knowledge. Love your work.
This lava flow is practically next door to the White sands. There is a little lizard that lives in both places, in the lava fields it's black, and in the white sands it's white.
I just saw your video on Gakkel Ridge earlier, so it got me to ask: Will you do a video on Benham Rise, or Philippine Rise, and its central feature, Apolaki Caldera? A few years ago in 2019, it was discovered, and then revealed to have a diameter of 150 kilometers, making it the largest caldera in the world so far. It's located to the east of the Philippines, particularly to the east of Luzon Island.
How was the seismic activity and duration of the lava flow determined long before instrumentation was available? Best to use "estimated by _____" instead of more definitive statements.
Yes, I agree unless there is scientific discussion on the certainty of the days and sizes mentioned. Overall, it's a minor distraction on the information presented.
Geologists study other volcano flows to get an understanding of ones like this one in New Mexico. They can estimate the age based on plant matter found in the lava and do a carbon dating of the sample. Geology Hub says it erupted for 50 years that is assumed to be an estimate.
It depends on the kind of volcano, but there are many sites around New Mexico where I have heard people find precious and semi-precious stones. Up by San Isidro New Mexico there are several volcanic necks and a person could often find peridot on the slopes of these extinct volcanoes.
visiting there in few days spent 3 weeks there last year - crazy ruff terrain - saw several Ufos/ military - was hoping U were going to say erupting Now
The Rio Grande Rift sounds interesting, but it seems so slow even on a geologic scale that California will subduct before the Rio Grande Sea opens up.😁
5300 years old might be what you call recently history but it hasn’t happened since the beginning of the USA 🇺🇸 to most of us that would be recent history.
This is nothing new the whole state was just volcano land everywhere it doesn't take I'm really smart person to realize how many volcanoes are around new Mexico
We have big shit here in Michigan and Canada. Lake Huron’s bottom is buckling from the Canadian shields. Lake Michigan fault line goes up to sue Saint Marie down thru Chicago to the Madrid fault line. Bed rock is showing signs of stress and temperature increase. Hudson Bay no or very little gravity readings. Crust is very thin from lava flows eroding earths crust. There appears to be major bed rock shift coming. This will reshape the North American contingent. Hang on to your earth quake insurance it may break loose in your life time. Don’t believe me ? Goggle it.😎🇺🇸🇨🇦
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Active rift systems through shield volcanoes can often produce very large volume effusive eruptions, but the largest tend to originate from more massive continental rift systems. This is why areas around central Iceland, New Mexico, and near Lake Baikal in Russia have produced some of the world's largest effusive eruptions in the last 10,000 years.
I am not trying to be rude at all but due to the numerous comments about how you speak, pointing out things I have noticed, I have a "side job" of teaching people to speak more clearly or loose or gain foreign accents. Which also affects RUclips's subtitles. Just try when you talk fast to have a glottal stop between words like you used to in your older videos, and it will help to fix the subtitle problem and stop the barrage of comments from people annoyed about the way you speak. You are very clear and when you do not run your words together you sound like Terrence McKenna, when you run your words together you are unintelligible to people who are not fluent in English and RUclips's translation algorithm.
How were seismic recordings captured from 3259 BC?
So I’ve always personally wondered what the closest volcano that could erupt at all would be to Maine. Im not sure, but I feel like there aren’t any super close. Are there any close enough to actually affect maine outside of maybe being hit by a tsunami or feeling a small earthquake from a distant eruption.
@@adriennefloreen I always tell them what he's said about his voice. He's autistic. That's his voice. It ain't gonna change. And he said it in about that many words.
By now I'm pretty sure he knows any comment is a good comment. The algorithms don't care what's being said, only that the video is interesting enough to warrant conversation.
Oops, just made a similar comment about that observation... should've read yours first. Large rift zones and deep hotspots are quite impressive here. Would love a video highlighting the geologic setting behind various large volume eruptions, as well as any anomalous ones that *don't* originate from one of these aforementioned features.
I lived in New Mexico for much of my childhood. (4-16) Such a wonderful state to explore a plethora of natural phenomena. Truly an enchanting state.
Very cool! I first saw that lava flow on google earth a while back...its proximity to White Sands really made it stand out even more from above. Thanks for the history on it, very fascinating!
Honestly this would be one of the volcanoes I would hope to see erupt in my lifetime, as it's very low risk, but would be incredible to see in person or from the air, all while not having to feel guilty about any towns getting flattened.
Hey thanks but no thanks! I’m retiring to New Mexico in a few years and personally think that lava blocking off the highways would be kind of inconvenient. 🌋
I can’t go for that- no can do.
I always love your videos!! I'm really interested into Physicial Geography and your videos are perfect for me when it comes to learning about volcanoes worldwide, keep up the great work!!! 🌋🙌
Thank you so much for reviewing this area! I was heading to Alamogordo two weeks ago when I came across this section. I drove East on Route 380 from Interstate 25 near San Antonio. This area blew my mind!
All part of painted desert! 👍 Yes, love living here
I live in New Mexico and I've seen this lava flow. It is incredible! And it's proximity to White Sands and The Trinity Site makes it a great area to visit
I've been there and it's quite stunning. One tiny correction. I think the locals would call it "carazoso", not "carry-zozo".
You're correct. A lot of people miss pronounce most of the city names. I lived in Ruidoso, NM when I was a child and I enjoyed seeing the many different sites including White Sands National Park. The lizards in the lava beds were black and the lizards at White Sands were white. NM is a wonderful enchanting state.
@@jeanday9747 My in-laws retired to Alamogordo. When I first visited, I thought the place looked like a big vacant lot, but it didn't take long to fall in love with it. I love the name "Ruidoso". It means "noisy" in Spanish. Sadly, they're both long gone, but I would consider retiring there myself. Very civilized town.
It's dialect, both are fine.
Source: local.
I've heard Care-ee-zo-zo more than anything else.
Damn, rift zones *dominate* that list of largest effusive eruptions. Iceland, Baikal rift, Rio Grande rift, and even the Canaries likely have some fracture zones along with the hotspot at play. The rest seem to be from deep rooted hotspots from superplumes (Mayotte and Kilauea). I think that list alone is worth a video, along with whatever anomalous large-volume effusive eruptions *haven't* come from a rift or deep plume.
Great video.
Back in the 90s, my exwife and I took a road trip in old Route 66 in California. There’s a lava flow in the Amboy area. Maybe you can do a video of that.
I guess you did already ☺️
I wonder what native tribes living in the area must have thought seeing this eruption 5300 years ago.
The tribes back then were all pre-pueblo so they were strictly hunter gatherer life styles. No way to know what tribes were in the area, but likely ancestors to the pueblos and other tribes.
There is stuff written about sunset crater which errupted about 1000 years ago give or take
New Mexico, the land of enchantment and occasional (geologically) eruptions 🌋
I lived in Grants, NM for a time -- nearby there is a sizable area referred to as the "El Malpais" - a large dormant lava field. We drove adjacent to it several times but I gathered it was not wise to hike unless accompanied by a knowledgeable guide. As there were no labelled locations on the maps in the video, it was difficult to determine precisely where in the state the flows depicted occurred.
Ah, that is part of the young Zuni bandera volcanic field! I made a video on it yesterday. This link has a detailed map of its recent eruptions including at least 1 in the last 10,000 years. nmnaturalhistory.org/volcanoes/zuni-bandera-field-and-mccartys-lava-flow
The Ice Caves always fascinated me. A cousin was graveling a road with cinders and occasionally huge chunks of ice were found. That was south of Grants
I hunted mule deer at a large ranch that straddled the malpais in carrizoso, interesting place definitely not easy to navigate those lava fields..
Is El Malpais supposed to mean The Bad Country?
A direct translation yes but it would be best said, “The Badlands”.
Albuquerque. There's a volcanic field there too. I used to see the old lava flows when going to my grandparents house and it was beautiful.
Yes, out towards the west mesa ...
I've lived in New Mexico all my life and didn't know about all the volcanoes in the region. I would love to see a video about Carlsbad Caverns! It's a wonder to behold!
I agree. Good topic. From what I remember it's a very old reef, possibly a barrier reef like in Australia near the coast. It has dissolved over millions of years to make the cave. During Pangea New Mexico had some prime beachfront property.
The whole entire state was made by volcanoes
Millions of years passed by and the whole state changed of course but if you look very closely at the Mesa and the mountains you will see lava rocks because new Mexico was huge 🌋 volcanic land
Love the work you doing... Are there any volcanoes in South Africa?
In the nation of South Africa? No. The furthest south active volcano in the area is Kyejo which is all the way in southwest Tanzania. However, South Africa does have the planet’s largest confirmed impact crater, platinum, diamonds, and other younger and smaller impact craters
Lots of interesting ancient extinct volcanoes. I believe there are some interesting remnants of ancient carbonatite volcanoes and of course kimberlite pipes. Marion island and Prince Edward Island are also volcanoes owned by South Africa but not on the mainland.
Visited your Etsy shop and was happy to see the great reviews! Love your videos.
Nice to see your focus is again on New Mexico, Land of Enchantment.
I hope that you will soon be discussing the "malpais" area that runs through the Zuni Rez up near Turquoise Mountain (Mt. Taylor), or the "Rock with Wings" near Shiprock, with its radial effusions of black lava?
Thank you for your channel.
Geologyhub actually did that one about the Malpais which is part of the Zuni\Bandera Lava field a day earlier.
The explanation is easy to understand thank you for the hard work
Thank you for this. I have been curious about that black flow area. My brother-in-law was an USAF F16 pilot. He mentioned that if you had to bail out, try not to end up in the middle of this area, as it is filled with rattlesnakes.
studied geology/chemistry at NMT, this was better than any explanation I got locally in my time there. really fantastic stuff you are doing here :-)
Damn, as a current NMT student that's sad to hear.
the description of this, while you were talking i felt like i was watching the movie "Volcano" with tom lee jones. literally cause it came up from no where, had a second vent didnt it? and dropped bombs on a totally unusual area lol, so fascinating.
I love just to the south of this lava flow! Very cool to see it on your channel! Thank you 😊
Love the final pix of the petroglyhs - Three Rivers no doubt
Love hearing about recent volcanism in the state I grew up in
This isa wonderful video. I'm saving all your videos on New Mexico and Arizona. Have watched them all several times. They answer so many questions that I have while driving around. Might you consider doing a video on the creation of Reelfoot Lake and the major earthquakes on the New Madrid fault in the early 1800s? Love everything you do. I'm learning so much
I did not know New Mexico had volcanoes!
You describe the volcanic activity such as the height of the lava fountain and earthquake depth that happened over 5000 years ago. How is that possible?
I think those figures on the height of the lava fountain is based on the kind of eruption it was. Geologists know that it was this strombolian eruption which is not explosive and erupts a fountain of lava like Kilauea in Hawaii. So eruption height is guessed based on the kind of lava and the kind of volcano.
And the age can be determined by the organic matter that is found in the lava flow. That plant matter can be carbon dated pretty accurately.
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 cheers buddy, that makes complete sense. I get the age can be accurately determined but what about earthquake depth?
@@bernardfender5147 That I'm not sure about. Geology has progressed considerably especially in the last couple decades. I am not privy to much of the current science.
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 that's ok, thank you anyway Michael.👌😀
@@bernardfender5147 He uses standard observations of what happens before this type of eruption like the one in Iceland at Fagradalsfjall. He then extrapolates it back or as we say in biology he took a S.W.A.G. about it. Scientific wild ass guess or an educated guess.
liked video 🌋😮
could do a video on the moho
Been here before. Strange large black lava fields. Been there long enough that everything that lives there is also black, bugs, lizards and such.
can you make a video about Mount Hood's activity, its a dormant volcano here in Oregon!
Hood is still active.
He made one a year ago
@@jonathanemig4504 Actually, it's dormant since it's last eruption was over 310-320 years ago and hasn't erupted since.
Very very interesting buddy👍
My Ex and I had a cabin just outside of Ruidoso NM and we often traveled the state Highway 380 where it crosses this lava flow! In the middle of this lava flow crossing the state has a camping area on the south side of the highway and on the north is a rest area. I highly recommend taking Hyw 380 , besides this really interesting feature, about 30 miles to the west and a few miles off the hyw is the Trinity site where the US tested the first Atomic Bomb, about 30 miles to the east is Lincoln NM from Billy the Kid fame! Oh and a little town about 10 miles east by the name of Captain is where the forest service got the original Smoky the Bear from! Roswell NM from the UFO fame is a short drive farther east from Lincoln! If you head south White Sands (Missile test site and National park) is also very interesting!
And they still close the area down during a missile test.
Would love to know what are the native legends about the lava flow
Me too, also Gila Bend, AZ area
The Continental Divide runs through New Mexico and could actually be the beginnings of a new plate boundary.
Have any articles or reports on this?
It's a failed rift.
Continental divide is a watershed concept. A "height of land" determines which stream/river/drainage system rain falling on the land will flow into. The Continental Divide separates the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean watersheds. It's not a rift system.
@@GaryRecordsGroupLLC I've heard others on this channel say that it's a failed rift, but I have doubts. The Sangre de Cristo Range are an impressive block fault mountain range along the eastern side of the rift in southern Colorado. They are 10 million years old or younger, have a number of peaks over 4000 meters tall, and are still being uplifted. There are substantial earthquakes every few hundred years. Fairly impressive for a failure, I would say.
In a recent episode by Geology Hub of the Zuni/Bandera Volcanic field he talked about a weak point in the Earth's crust called a lineament that runs from that volcanic field northeast with other volcanoes on its line. The narrator went on to say that lineament or suture line was a place where two continents used to be joined 1.7 billion years ago. I guess I was asleep when that happened! 😅😂🤣
I live here in NM and had a geology teacher years ago talk about this very subject too!
@@RonSparks2112 Hi Ron, unfortunately your statement is incorrect. The Sangre De Cristos' uplift is a product of the Rocky Mountain Orogeny, just like the Sandias in Albuquerque. The Sangre De Cristos are actually 1.7 billion years old, not 10 million or younger - please see the report "Proterozoic tectonic evolution of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, southern Colorado, U.S.A." by James Jones III and James Connelly.
As an archaeologist the inclusion of the petroglyph panels at the end is appreciated!
I passed thru this area while stopping to check out the trinity site. I was completely flabbergasted to be traveling eat and suddenly finding myself in the middle of a vast lava flow lol. I stopped of at valley of fires and checked it out. simply amazing geology!
I’m proud of you. You didn’t completely butcher the proper annunciation of Carizozo!
Now that you've mentioned it, I'm really curious about the specifics of that þjórsá lava eruption. Video on it soon?
New Mexico is just loaded with volcanic fields, many of which are obscure with very little information available which makes them even more fascinating.
Lava tubes and large rooms been discovered
Are these fields connected to the fields surrounding Mt. Capulin in the northeast portion of the state?
No, Capulin is way too far north like 250 miles away.
Could you do a video on the Arlington and Gillespie Volcanoes??? They are Southwest of Phoenix, Az. They appear to be shield volcanoes.
Grande amenaza... ...poquito preocupacion!
Hello, I'm a new subscriber, and I want to to compliment with you for your very interesting channel.
I'd like to know if you can tell us something about a pretty ancient volcano where I've been a few years ago, the Bohey Dulang island complex, placed a few miles off eastern Sabah (part of malaysian Borneo), in the Sulawesi sea. It's a small group of nearly unhabitated steep illy islands, which partially encircle a caldera, with shallow reef platforms completing the caldera rim to the south. The deep green jungle blanketing the islands and the turquoise fringing reefs encircling all the complex, make it a really unique, amazing place, kinda like an equatorial Santorini if you hike to see the landscape from the hilltop.
I've never been able to find anything about the eruptive history of this volcano, it's even barely mentioned as an ancient volcano... could you maybe fill this gap? :)
I am curious: how are the dates for eruptions in prehistoric times determined? I would like to know especially about how PRECISE dates and durations are known such as you mention in this video.
If the Lava is young enough when it burns plant materials like a tree it sometimes leaves the trunk still standing and they can often match it to living trees or use the Carbon 14 dating method which is pretty accurate under 15,000 years and this lava flow was dated over 5000 years ago and they would have carbon dated many burned vegetation samples. Judging by the size of the cinder cone a 30 year eruption for the amount of lava is a good guess.
Interesting, i drive my semi alot on 54 through the town of Carrizozo. From Santa Rosa to Las Cruces. There's the white sands missile range not far.
How great is the volcanic risk in Albuquerque? Two ancient volcanoes are clearly visible just across the Rio Grande from downtown, but is the city still at volcanic risk? It would be great if you could clarify this. Thanks.
Would you do a video on Tamu massif? It's highly highly interesting imo
Err 80 feet is what metres?
80 feet =24.384 metres.
A foot is about 30cm. So 30 x 80 = 2400 cm or 24 m. If you think this is a pain, try living in a place where both systems are used so food comes in containers with volumes like 354 ml and 796 ml and 907 g.
I've seen volcanos between Springer NM and Clayton NM (heading NE to Oklahoma). I'm assuming these are dead volcanos since you've not mentioned them to my knowledge. Love your work.
You may be thinking of Capulin Volcano which is classic cinder cone volcano west of Clayton.
I am born an raised New Mexican and live about 180 miles from here and have never heard of it. New Mexico really is a vast landscape tho.
The Active Volcano in New Mexico; Chorizo
This lava flow is practically next door to the White sands. There is a little lizard that lives in both places, in the lava fields it's black, and in the white sands it's white.
I just saw your video on Gakkel Ridge earlier, so it got me to ask: Will you do a video on Benham Rise, or Philippine Rise, and its central feature, Apolaki Caldera? A few years ago in 2019, it was discovered, and then revealed to have a diameter of 150 kilometers, making it the largest caldera in the world so far. It's located to the east of the Philippines, particularly to the east of Luzon Island.
Thanks for the video! I enjoyed your explanations and details regarding Benham Rise and Apolaki Caldera.
How was the seismic activity and duration of the lava flow determined long before instrumentation was available? Best to use "estimated by _____" instead of more definitive statements.
Yes, I agree unless there is scientific discussion on the certainty of the days and sizes mentioned. Overall, it's a minor distraction on the information presented.
Geologists study other volcano flows to get an understanding of ones like this one in New Mexico. They can estimate the age based on plant matter found in the lava and do a carbon dating of the sample. Geology Hub says it erupted for 50 years that is assumed to be an estimate.
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 Thanks for your explanation.
What precious metals and gems are made/deposited in these NM flows
It depends on the kind of volcano, but there are many sites around New Mexico where I have heard people find precious and semi-precious stones.
Up by San Isidro New Mexico there are several volcanic necks and a person could often find peridot on the slopes of these extinct volcanoes.
I am always surprised how much good video and photo material you have of things that happened thousands of years ago.
What's the next Supervolcano video?
Can you do musuan
Can you do a story on
Can you do a story on the younger driest event
Do Irazu!
visiting there in few days spent 3 weeks there last year -
crazy ruff terrain - saw several Ufos/ military -
was hoping U were going to say erupting Now
It would be so cool if it erupted again!! I live within a 100 miles of it.
The Rio Grande Rift sounds interesting, but it seems so slow even on a geologic scale that California will subduct before the Rio Grande Sea opens up.😁
The Rio Grande Rift is called a passive rift or a failed rift because the activity has slowed dramatically from the past.
Good sour raspberry juice made there, too. Keep an eye out for Smoky
I live on this riftzone, the lavatubes humm👍
I lived in Ruidoso, NM when I was a kid and I've been to these lava beds. The lizards there are actually black.
Wait isn't this how the movie Volcano starts out? 😳
5300 years old might be what you call recently history but it hasn’t happened since the beginning of the USA 🇺🇸 to most of us that would be recent history.
It’s Carrizoso, not Carrizozo.
You left the Potrillo volcanic field off your map.
This is nothing new the whole state was just volcano land everywhere it doesn't take I'm really smart person to realize how many volcanoes are around new Mexico
We have big shit here in Michigan and Canada. Lake Huron’s bottom is buckling from the Canadian shields. Lake Michigan fault line goes up to sue Saint Marie down thru Chicago to the Madrid fault line. Bed rock is showing signs of stress and temperature increase. Hudson Bay no or very little gravity readings. Crust is very thin from lava flows eroding earths crust. There appears to be major bed rock shift coming. This will reshape the North American contingent. Hang on to your earth quake insurance it may break loose in your life time. Don’t believe me ? Goggle it.😎🇺🇸🇨🇦
Zoso not zozo
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US 54 is doomed
Broke Back Crater....😁
An interesting video, but the voiceover is awful. It sounds like an AI voice.
It's not an AI narration. A lot of people say that when they first hear him. I have found his voice relaxing. It doesn't bother me.
There is no active volcano in new mexico
Not now, but over just the last 10,000 years there were several.
warning.... CLICK BATE.....
#TheProphecyIsTrue
Just moved to NM all I’m finna say it’s crazy to have culture shock even tho Vegas ain’t too far