Crystals in Picabo's rocks point to 'recycled' super-volcanic magma chambers
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:20
in Earth & Climate
An examination of crystals of zircon in rhyolites, an igneous rock, from the Snake River Plain solidifies evidence for a new view of the life cycle of super-volcanic eruptions, and in tandem with previous work suggests another super-eruption in the Yellowstone volcanic field is unlikely for another million years, say scientists.