The field consists almost entirely of alkaline olivine basalt. Most of the eastern area vents are scoria cones, some of which have breach flows with pahoehoe surface. Lavas of Black Mountain have been dated as 69 to 85 thousand years old. When performing 3He surface exposure dating, the upper of flow surfaces is sufficient for collecting the desired samples.

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