Volcano Name: Tongariro Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 241080
Alternate Name:
Auruhoe
Blue Lake
Ketetahi
Ngauruhoe
North Crater
Puia Hou
Pukekaikione
Pukeonake
Red Crater
Sulphur Lagoon
Te Maari
Te Mari
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: -39.1333333300
Longitude: 175.6416667000
Region: New Zealand to Fiji Sub Region: New Zealand
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: -550 Date Error: 200
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.480 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 1.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.100 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Not Available
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Eruption Start Date: 11151 BP Date Error: 1212
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 9700 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.370 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.910 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.000 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Literature)
Tephra fall DRE Volume (km3): 0.364 (Calculated)
Tephra fall Deposit Volume (km3): 0.910 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite-Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Dacite
Eruption Start Date: 11286 BP Date Error: 1115
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 9800 C14 Date Error:
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.160 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.400 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.600 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Andesite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Eruption Start Date: -9350 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Tephrochronology
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.320 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.800 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.900 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Eruption Start Date: -9450 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.160 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.400 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.900 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite-Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Dacite
Eruption Start Date: -9650 Date Error:
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Low quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.070 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.600 (Literature)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Literature)
Magma: Andesite-Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Rhyolite
Eruption Start Date: 16182 BP Date Error: 718
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Radiocarbon (corrected)
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
C14 Date: 13800 C14 Date Error: 300
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 0.080 (Calculated)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 0.200 (Literature)
Magnitude : 4.300 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 4.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Andesite-Dacite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Andesite
Dacite

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