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English: The Coso Volcanic Field in the northern Mojave Desert — within the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, southern Inyo County, California.
  • It consists of largely Pliocene to late-Pleistocene rhyolitic lava domes and basaltic cinder cones covering 400 km2—150 square miles in area.
  • There are hot springs, a small geothermal power plant, and the ancient Coso Petroglyphs rock art within the Coso field.
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Coso Volcanic Field within Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Inyo County, California, United States

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