Volcano Name: Terceira Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 382050
Alternate Name:
Agualva
Cinco Picos
Farol
Guilherme Moniz
Lagoinha
Macico da Agualva
Monte Brasil
Pico Alto
Santa Barbara
Serra do Moriao
Serreta Ridge
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: 38.7333333300
Longitude: -27.3166666700
Region: Atlantic Ocean Sub Region: Azores
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: -7656 Date Error: 57
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 8670 C14 Date Error: 50
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.090 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.330 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.400 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 25762 BP Date Error: 2219
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: High quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 21769 C14 Date Error: 2120
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): <= 1.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): <= 3.450 (Calculated)
Magnitude : <= 5.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 32328 BP Date Error: 359
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 28110 C14 Date Error: 160
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): >= 0.040 (Assumed)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): >= 0.100 (Assumed)
Magnitude : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Maximum VEI : >= 4.000 (Assumed)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 40093 BP Date Error: 5365
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 36485 C14 Date Error: 5795
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): <= 1.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): <= 3.450 (Calculated)
Magnitude : <= 5.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 59000 BP Date Error: 19000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): <= 1.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): <= 3.450 (Calculated)
Magnitude : <= 5.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 84000 BP Date Error: 17000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): <= 1.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): <= 3.450 (Calculated)
Magnitude : <= 5.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte
Eruption Start Date: 86000 BP Date Error: 9000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): <= 1.500 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): <= 3.450 (Calculated)
Magnitude : <= 5.500 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Trachyte
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Trachyte

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