Volcano Name: Mayor Island Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 241021
Alternate Name:
Oira
Opo Bay
Orongatea
Oturu
Ruamata
Taratimi
Tarewakoura
Te Ananui
Te Araaka
Te Horo
Te Kukuta
Te Paritu
Tuhua
Volcano Type: Shield volcano(es)
Latitude: -37.2833333300
Longitude: 176.2500000000
Region: New Zealand to Fiji Sub Region: New Zealand
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: -5060 Date Error: 200
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 2.390 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 5.500 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.700 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 17100 BP Date Error: 4188
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 14500 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.040 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.100 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.040 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.100 (Literature)
Magma: Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite

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