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Yellowstone Caldera
Also Known As Yellowstone Supervolcano
Volcanic System
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A volcanic field, caldera complex and volcanic plateau where volcanism began 2.15 million years ago through three major cycles, the most recent supereruption about 631,000 years ago. It sits above one of the largest active volcanic systems on the continent and is studied as a natural laboratory for the largest scale of explosive volcanism.
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Magnitude or ScaleIts most recent supereruption, about 631,000 years ago, produced the Lava Creek Tuff and created the present caldera 1 LocationWyoming, Idaho and Montana, United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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