Hicks Dome
USA /
Illinois /
Elizabethtown /
World
/ USA
/ Illinois
/ Elizabethtown
forest, volcanic crater / caldera
Hicks Dome is a possible meteoric crater or crypto-volcanic feature. It belongs to the
There is evidence that Hicks Dome is volcanic in origin. It is associated with faults and fractured rock, and is accompanied by igneous rocks and mineral deposits. Hicks Dome is a structural dome which has its central Devonian core displaced upward some 4,000 feet in relation to the surrounding strata.
There is evidence that Hicks Dome is volcanic in origin. It is associated with faults and fractured rock, and is accompanied by igneous rocks and mineral deposits. Hicks Dome is a structural dome which has its central Devonian core displaced upward some 4,000 feet in relation to the surrounding strata.
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Coordinates: 37°31'48"N 88°22'3"W
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