Volcano Name: East Eifel Volcanic Field Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 210812
Alternate Name:
Dumpel
Eppelsberg
Hummerich
Karmelenberg
Korretsberg
Laacher Kopf
Laacher See
Langenberg
Lummerfeld
Osteifel Volcanic Field
Plaidter Hummerich
Salteberg
Tonchesberg
Veitskopf
Wehr
Volcano Type: Maar(s)
Latitude: 50.4166666700
Longitude: 7.2666666670
Region: Mediterranean and W Asia Sub Region: Western Europe
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 12916 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 11062 C14 Date Error: 11
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 6.300 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 20.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 6.200 (Literature)
Maximum Column Height (km): 40.000 (Literature)
Maximum Intensity : 11.690 (Column Height)
Maximum VEI : 6.000 (Literature)
Minimum Column Height (km): 22.000 (Literature)
Minimum Intensity : 10.680 (Column Height)
Magma: Phonolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Phonolite
Eruption Start Date: 120000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.430 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.430 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magma: Phonolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Phonolite
Eruption Start Date: 150000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.400 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.400 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: 220000 BP Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 2.000 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 5.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.700 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 2.000 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:

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