Eastern Mojave Vegetation Obsidian Butte, Imperial County, California.
 
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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:

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Rock Hill and Obsidian Butte from Red Island

No collections made at this location.
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Date and time this article was prepared:8:01:38 PM, 4/4/2026.