Volcano Name: | Rotorua | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 241816 |
Alternate Name: |
Arekikapakapa Government Gardens Hell's Gate Hinemoa Point Kuirau Park Lake Rotokawa Manupirua Springs Mareoroa Springs Mokoia Ngapuna Ngongotaha Ohinemutu Otutarara Springs Pohaturoa Pukeroa Rotoiti Rotorua Geothermal Field Ruahine Springs Taheke Tikitere Waipa Whakarewarewa |
Volcano Type: | Caldera(s) |
Latitude: | -38.0833333300 | ||
Longitude: | 176.2666667000 | ||
Region: | New Zealand to Fiji | Sub Region: | New Zealand |
Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
Eruption Start Date: | 230000 BP | Date Error: | 10000 | |
Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | ITPFT isothermal plateau fission track age | ||
Eruption Date Quality: | Low quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 145.000 (Literature) | ||
Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 339.000 (Literature) | ||
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): | > 96.000 (Literature) | ||
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : | >= 225.000 (Literature) | ||
Magnitude : | 7.700 (Literature) | ||
Maximum VEI : | 7.000 (Literature) | ||
Primary Intracaldera Material DRE Volume (km3): | 49.000 (Literature) | ||
Primary Intracaldera Material Deposit Volume (km3): | 114.000 (Literature) |
Magma: | Rhyolite | ||
Calculated Density: | |||
Rock Classification: | |||
Rhyolite |