Conical buttes of igneous rocks, this represents on of the most typical of the volcanic plugs of the district. Las Animas County, Colorado. 1898.
Dates
Date Taken
1898
Summary
Conical buttes of igneous rocks, this represents on of the most typical of the volcanic plugs of the district. It consists of a cylindrical mass of basalt occupying the vent of an extinct volcano and is surrounded by a accumulation of basalt talus. The butte is situated one mile north of Adair station, on the Colorado and Southern Railroad. Las Animas County, Colorado. 1898. Figure 3 in U.S. Geological Survey Folio 58. 1899.
Summary
Conical buttes of igneous rocks, this represents on of the most typical of the volcanic plugs of the district. It consists of a cylindrical mass of basalt occupying the vent of an extinct volcano and is surrounded by a accumulation of basalt talus. The butte is situated one mile north of Adair station, on the Colorado and Southern Railroad. Las Animas County, Colorado. 1898. Figure 3 in U.S. Geological Survey Folio 58. 1899.
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