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Diamond Craters Lava Flow
Lava Flow
in
Great Basin
,
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
near
Princeton
,
OR
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Diamond Craters is a monogenetic volcanic field in southeastern Oregon, about 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the city of Burns. It consists of a 27-square-mile (70 km2) area of basaltic lava flows, cinder cones, and maars. The reexamination of radiocarbon dates from older studies and interpretation of paleomagnetic data and new radiocarbon dates limits the eruption of volcanic vents in this volcanic field to the time period between 7320 and 7790 calendar years B.P.Diamond Craters and the nearby Diamond post office were named after the Diamond Ranch, established in the area by the pioneer Mace McCoy. The ranch used a diamond-shaped brand, hence the name.In the 1970s, Diamond Craters was a source of controversy between the Bureau of Land Management and commercial stonecutters who were…
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Craters
West Twin Crater
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
East Twin Crater
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
Nolf Crater
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
Central Crater Complex
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
Oval Crater
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
Red Bomb Crater
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
Keyhole Crater
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
Lava Pit Crater
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
Big Bomb Crater
Crater
in
Great Basin
near
Princeton
,
OR
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Lava Flow
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