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unusual facts about Mogollon-Datil volcanic field


Mogollon-Datil volcanic field

The Socorro, New Mexico region (Socorro-Magdalena caldera cluster) of the central Rio Grande rift hosts an inflating mid-crustal sill-like magma body at a depth of 19 km that is responsible for anomalously high earthquake activity in the vicinity.


James Cooney

James C. Cooney, Sergeant of the U.S. Army in the 8th U.S. Cavalry who found large silver and gold reserves in the Mogollon Mountains of Catron County, New Mexico


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