Volcano Name: Nigorikawa Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 285805
Alternate Name:
Mori Geothermal Field
Nigorikawa
Volcano Type: Hydrothermal field
Latitude: 42.1166666700
Longitude: 140.4500000000
Region: Japan, Taiwan, Marianas Sub Region: Hokkaido
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 14208 BP Date Error: 460
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 12180 C14 Date Error: 280
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 4.500 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 10.900 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 0.900 (Calculated)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 2.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 3.600 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 8.700 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite-Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Dacite
(Minor/less than 10%) Andesite

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