<b>Obsidian Butte</b>, Imperial County, California.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Obsidian Butte, Imperial County, California.

Gazetteer Query: G.N.I.S. See also: Red Island. See also: Mullet Island.
	Small volcanic island at southeast corner of Salton Sea, one of the Salton Buttes. Geochemical data support the idea that the Salton Buttes are formed by MORB-type magma, thus suggesting that oceanic rifting has initiated in the Salton Trough. Elevation: -138ft, -42m. Articles that refer to this location: McNerney Road, Imperial County, California: at end; Field Notes: 20-Apr-08; Literature Referring To This Location: Schmitt, Axel K., Arturo Martín, Bodo Weber, Daniel F. Stockli, Haibo Zou, and Chuan-Chou Shen. 2013. Oceanic magmatism in sedimentary basins of the northern Gulf of California rift. GSA Bulletin. 125(11/12):1833-1850. {TAS-pdf}
	No collections made at this location.
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