The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports available for Durango Volcanic Field.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Durango Volcanic Field.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Durango Volcanic Field.
This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Pelón, Cerro | Pyroclastic cone | 24° 25' 0" N | 104° 30' 0" W | |
| Tunas, Cerro las | Pyroclastic cone | 24° 25' 0" N | 104° 30' 0" W | |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
| Breña, La | Maar | 2075 m | 24° 25' 0" N | 104° 32' 0" W |
| Jagüey, El | Maar | 2075 m | 24° 25' 0" N | 104° 32' 0" W |
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The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Durango Volcanic Field. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Durango Volcanic Field page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).
There is no Deformation History data available for Durango Volcanic Field.
There is no Emissions History data available for Durango Volcanic Field.
The bottom of El Jagüey maar is occupied by a small lake which marks the level of the groundwater table that lies about 60 m below the top of the surrounding lava plain and serves as a critical regional water hole for cattle (foreground). Explosions occurred when rising magma encountered this aquifer and produced the intersecting La Breña-El Jagüey maars. The NW rim of the 1,400-m-wide La Breña maar forms the horizon beyond the saddle between La Breña and the 700-m-wide El Jagüey maar.
The La Breña-El Jagüey maar complex is one of the youngest features of the Durango volcanic field. This view looks SW from the NE rim of El Jagüey toward La Breña maar and shows the laminated pyroclastic surge beds emplaced during the maar-forming eruptions. El Jagüey and La Breña are two intersecting maars, 700 and 1,400 m wide, respectively. 
The La Boca crater is a product of the final eruptions of the La Breña-El Jagüey maar complex. La Boca and a nearby small crater, La Boquita, were formed by the accumulation of spatter that welded together during Strombolian activity. The two small craters originated from vents at the SE end of one of the post-maar cones constructed within La Breña maar after the magma-water interaction phase.
Pyroclastic surge deposits from La Breña maar in México's Durango volcanic field show both laminar and dune bedding. The thin beds (pen in the center for scale) were created by successive explosive eruptions that produced high-velocity pyroclastic surges that swept radially away from the volcano. The direction of movement of the surge clouds was from right to left, as seen from the truncated dune beds on the near-vent side.
The Durango Volcanic Field covers 2,100 km2 at the eastern edge of the Sierra Madre Occidental (background) of north-central México. The broad lava plain contains about 100 Quaternary scoria cones and several important peridotite and granulite xenolith localities. The La Breña-El Jagüey maar complex, two of the youngest features of the field, are seen here from the ENE at the summit of Cerro Pelón scoria cone. 
La Breña maar is seen here from the NE at the saddle between it and El Jagüey maar. The hill and crater at the center part of the photo are part of a cluster of nested cones formed on the floor of La Breña shortly after its formation. These post-maar eruptions produced Strombolian scoria and ash deposits due to less water being involved following the phreatomagmatic eruptions that created the maars.Maps are not currently available due to technical issues.
The following 172 samples associated with this volcano can be found in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences collections, and may be availble for research (contact the Rock and Ore Collections Manager). Catalog number links will open a window with more information.
| Catalog Number | Sample Description | Lava Source | Collection Date |
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| NMNH 116601-1 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-10 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-11 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-12 | Scoria | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-13 | Scoria | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-14 | Scoria | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-15 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-16 | Scoria | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-2 | Scoria | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-3 | Scoria | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-4 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-5 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-6 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-7 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-8 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116601-9 | Lava | -- | -- |
| NMNH 116610-18 | Harzburgite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-19 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-20 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-21 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-22 | Harzburgite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-18 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-19 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-21 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-22 | Harzburgite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-23 | Xenolith | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-24 | Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117213-25 | Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117214-28 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-29 | Xenolith | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-30 | Xenolith | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-31 | Xenolith | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-32 | Pyroxenite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-33 | Xenolith | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-34 | Xenolith | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-35 | Xenolith | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-36 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-37 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-38 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-39 | Lherzolite | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-41 | Xenolith | LA BRENA | -- |
| NMNH 117277-1 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-10 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-11 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-11 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-12 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-12 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-13 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-13 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-14 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-14 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-15 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-16 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-17 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-18 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-18 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-19 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-2 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-20 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-3 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-4 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-5 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-6 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-7 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-8 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117277-9 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-1 | Nepheline Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-10 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-100 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-101 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-102 | Basalt | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-103 | Crustal Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-103 | Crustal Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-104 | Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-105 | Crustal Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-11 | Nepheline Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-12 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-13 | Nepheline Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-14 | Nepheline Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-15 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-16 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-17 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-18 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-19 | Hypersthene Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-2 | Basalt (?) | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-20 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-21 | Basanite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-22 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-23 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-24 | Basanite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-25 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-26 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-27 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-28 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-29 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-3 | Basanite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-30 | Basanite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-31 | Nepheline Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-32 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-33 | Crustal Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-34 | Peridotite Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-35 | Basanite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-36 | Basanite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-37 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-38 | Hawaiite | Cerro Techonte | -- |
| NMNH 117617-39 | Pyroxenite | Cerro Techonte | -- |
| NMNH 117617-4 | Basanite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-40 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-41 | Granodiorite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-42 | Scoria | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-43 | Hawaiite | Volcán Carranza | -- |
| NMNH 117617-44 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-45 | Hypersthene Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-46 | Basanite | Cerro La Cazuela | -- |
| NMNH 117617-47 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-48 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-49 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-5 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-50 | Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-51 | Basanite | Cerro Prieto del Rayo | -- |
| NMNH 117617-52 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-53 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-54 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-55 | Basalt | Cerro Blanco | -- |
| NMNH 117617-56 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Blanco | -- |
| NMNH 117617-57 | Alkali Basalt | Cerro Los Chorreños | -- |
| NMNH 117617-58 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-59 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-6 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-60 | Basanite | Cerro El Tenechote | -- |
| NMNH 117617-61 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-62 | Basalt | Cerro Los Hermanos | -- |
| NMNH 117617-63 | Basalt | Cerro Los Hermanos | -- |
| NMNH 117617-64 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-65 | Nepheline Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-66 | Granulite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-67 | Granulite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-68 | Granulite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-69 | Granulite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-7 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-70 | Basanite | Cerro Chico | -- |
| NMNH 117617-71 | Andesite | Cerro Chico | -- |
| NMNH 117617-72 | Hawaiite | Cerro Chico | -- |
| NMNH 117617-73 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-74 | Basalt | Volcán Tepalcate | -- |
| NMNH 117617-75 | Hypersthene Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-76 | Basanite | Cerro Prieto Las Minas | -- |
| NMNH 117617-77 | Basalt | Cerro Chicharronera | -- |
| NMNH 117617-78 | Basanite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-79 | Hypersthene Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-8 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-80 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-81 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-82 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-83 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-84 | Hypersthene Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-85 | Hypersthene Hawaiite | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-86 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-87 | Alkali Basalt | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-88 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-89 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-9 | Basalt | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-90 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-91 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-92 | Crustal Xenolith | -- | -- |
| NMNH 117617-93 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-94 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-95 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-96 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-97 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-98 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
| NMNH 117617-99 | Crustal Xenolith | Cerro Prieto | -- |
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| IRIS seismic stations/networks | Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Durango Volcanic Field. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice. |
| UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations | Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Durango Volcanic Field. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player. |
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| Large Eruptions of Durango Volcanic Field | Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA). |
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