The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports available for Ventura Volcanic Field.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Weekly Reports available for Ventura Volcanic Field.
The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Ventura 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 |
| Joyuela | Tuff cone | |||
| Verde, Cerro | Pyroclastic cone | |||
Craters |
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| Feature Name | Feature Type | Elevation | Latitude | Longitude |
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Joya Honda, La
Hoya Honda |
Maar | 2030 m | ||
| Paláu, Laguna de los | Maar | |||
| Pozo del Cármen | Maar | |||
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The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Ventura Volcanic Field. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Ventura 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 Ventura Volcanic Field.
There is no Emissions History data available for Ventura Volcanic Field.
Thick deposits of folded and faulted Cretaceous limestones (lower right) are exposed in the steep 300-m-high walls of the Joya Honda maar. The northern wall of the maar (upper left) displays up to 120 m of initially dry and then wet pyroclastic-surge deposits with dips up to 30 degrees. The 850 x 1000 m wide maar was erupted about 1.1 million years ago.
The largest and best-known maar of the Ventura volcanic field is Joya Honda. The eastern wall of the 850 x 1100 m wide, 300-m-deep maar is seen here from the south rim. The maar was erupted through Cretaceous limestones, the cliff-forming units in the crater wall, about 1.1 million years ago. The Ventura volcanic field consists of a group of maars and pyroclastic cones located immediately NE of the city of San Luis Potosí in the southern Basin and Range province of central México. 
The rim of La Joya Honda maar is viewed here from the south, with the northern maar wall on the left and a cone on the SE flank on the right. The maar, whose name is sometimes spelled La Hoya Honda, is 850 x 1100 m wide and was erupted through Cretaceous limestones about 1.1 million years ago. The maar contrasts with several other Mexican maars in having a thick sequence of wet-surge deposits with primary dips up to 30 degrees.Maps are not currently available due to technical issues.
The following 36 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 116610-10 | Harzburgite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 116610-11 | Phlogopite Lherzolite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 116610-12 | Lherzolite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 116610-13 | Lherzolite | JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-14 | Lherzolite | JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-15 | Lherzolite | JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-16 | Lherzolite | JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-17 | Lherzolite | CERRO CANTERA | -- |
| NMNH 116610-8 | Lherzolite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 116610-9 | Spinel Lherzolite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117213-1 | Lherzolite-Pyroxenite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-2 | Pyroxenite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-3 | Lherzolite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-4 | Pyroxenite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-5 | Lherzolite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117213-6 | Pyroxene Granulite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117213-7 | Pyroxenite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117213-8 | Lherzolite | CERRO EL TORO | -- |
| NMNH 117214-10 | Para Gneiss | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-11 | Granulite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-12 | Ortho Gneiss | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-13 | Para Gneiss | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-14 | Pyroxenite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-15 | Lherzolite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-16 | Pyroxenite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-17 | Granulite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-18 | Xenolith | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-19 | Lherzolite | LAGUNA DE LOS PALAU | -- |
| NMNH 117214-20 | Lherzolite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-21 | Xenolith | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-22 | Lherzolite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-23 | Lherzolite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-24 | Xenolith | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-25 | Lherzolite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-26 | Lherzolite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
| NMNH 117214-27 | Lherzolite | LA JOYA HONDA | -- |
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WOVOdat
Single Volcano View Temporal Evolution of Unrest Side by Side Volcanoes |
WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.
GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments. |
| 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 Ventura 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 Ventura Volcanic Field. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player. |
| Large Eruptions of Ventura 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). |
| EarthChem | EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS). |
