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Data Series 771

Database for the Geologic Map of Newberry Volcano, Deschutes, Klamath, and Lake Counties, Oregon

(Database for Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-2455)

By Joseph A. Bard, David W. Ramsey, Norman S. MacLeod, David R. Sherrod, Lawrence A. Chitwood, and Robert A. Jensen

Introduction

Newberry Volcano, one of the largest Quaternary volcanoes in the conterminous United States, is a broad shield-shaped volcano measuring 60 km north-south by 30 km east-west with a maximum elevation of more than 2 km. Newberry Volcano is the product of deposits from thousands of eruptions, including at least 25 in the past approximately 12,000 years (Holocene Epoch). Newberry Volcano has erupted as recently as 1,300 years ago, but isotopic ages indicate that the volcano began its growth as early as 0.6 million years ago. Such a long eruptive history and recent activity suggest that Newberry Volcano is likely to erupt in the future. This geologic map database of Newberry Volcano distinguishes rocks and deposits based on their composition, age, and lithology.

First posted June 4, 2013

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Suggested citation:

Bard, J.A., Ramsey, D.W., MacLeod, N.S., Sherrod, D.R., Chitwood, L.A., and Jensen, R.A., 2013, Database for the Geologic Map of Newberry Volcano, Deschutes, Klamath, and Lake Counties, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 771, https://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/771/.