As much as I'd like to drone on about lava fields, I'll give you a great link so that you (and anyone else) can click on to find out sooooo much more!
Monogenetic volcanic fields are collections of cinder cones, and/or Maar vents and associated lava flows and pyroclastic deposits. Sometimes a stratovolcano is at the center of the field, as at the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Arizona. Monogenetic volcano fields have systematic growth patterns that suggest they represent single magmatic systems in the same way that stratovolcanoes do, but monogenetic volcanoes grow laterally rather than vertically (Wood and Shoan, 1984). Detailed mapping indicates that some cinder cones in monogenetic fields (e.g., Cima, California, and Timber Mountain Volcanic Field, Nevada) may have had multiple eruptions separated by tens to hundreds of thousands of years (Wells, et.al., 1989). Thus, some monogenetic cones may actually be polygenetic. This possibility differs from observations of historic eruptions (Wood, 1979), and is physically difficult to understand because cinder cone conduits are narrow and must solidify within a few years of eruption.
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Volcanic Fields
o Mount Adams Volcanic Centers & Fields, Washington
o Amboy Volcanic Field, California
o Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand
o Bachelor (Mount Bachelor) Volcanic Chain, Oregon
o Belknap Shield Volcano, Oregon
o Boring Lava Field, Portland, Oregon
o Central Oregon High Cascades
o Clear Lake Volcanic Field, California
o Coso Volcanic Field, California
o Craters of the Moon, Idaho
o Goat Rocks, Washington
o Golden Trout Creek Volcanic Field, California
o Indian Heaven Volcanic Field, Washington
o Jefferson (Mount Jefferson) Vicinity, Oregon
o Jordan Craters, Oregon
o Lava Beds, California
o New Zealand Volcanic Fields
o Oku Volcanic Field, Cameroon, West Africa
o Quemado Volcanic Field, New Mexico
o Red Hill Volcanic Field, New Mexico
o San Francisco Volcanic Field, Arizona
o Simcoe Mountains, Washington
o Three Sisters, Oregon
o Uinkaret Volcanic Field, Arizona
o Washington (Mount Washington) Vicinity, Oregon
2006-07-04 16:51:33
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answered by Miss Anne 5
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Scientists which believe in the Big Bang theory state that lava fields caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs.
The largest lava field is in Siberia and is 252 million years old.
2006-07-04 19:17:50
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answered by Mariposa 7
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I've been to Hawaii and walked over the Kilauea lava fields.
Types of lava there are pahoehoe and aa.
Also, been to Sakurajima in Japan.
These volcanoes are different types because of their eruptions.
But I think you should stick with the information about Kilauea because it creates massive lava fields.
2006-07-04 19:06:26
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answered by Donald S 2
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Why don't you use the textbook in front of you next to the computer you're using? Ya know the computer next to the computer # AC30823? I think you should find your answer there if you read the book for once Maggie!
-Pop_Tart
2006-07-04 19:43:30
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answered by Anonymous
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