近年来,由于各地区勘测普查和石油钻探工作的大量开展,在第四纪火山活动方面获得了不少新的资料。如华北平原和太行山东麓,根据丁国瑜等的报导,第四纪里有四次玄武岩的活动。在河南省,近年来也获得了不少有关这方面的资料,如伊川、大安附近和辉县、汤阴一带,发现有第四纪紫红色橄榄玄武岩的喷发。根据临汝鳌头 In recent years, due to extensive surveys and oil drilling in various regions, a great deal of new information has been obtained on Quaternary volcanic activity. Such as the North China Plain and the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, according to Ding Guoyu and other reports, there are four times in the Quaternary basalt activities. In Henan Province, a great deal of information has been obtained in recent years, such as the eruption of Quaternary purplish olive basalts in the vicinity of Yichuan, Daan and Huixian and Tangyin. According to Linru Aou head