East Eifel volcanic field

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geological region volcanic field

The East Eifel volcanic field is a geologically active volcanic region in western Germany characterized by maars, cinder cones, and the prominent Laacher See caldera formed by a major eruption about 13,000 years ago.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
East Eifel volcanic system 1
Eifel volcanic field 1
Volcanic Eifel 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ
associatedWith Eifel mantle plume NERFINISHED ⓘ
closestMajorCity Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Koblenz NERFINISHED ⓘ
considered potentially active ⓘ
contains Laacher See caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinder cones ⓘ
lava domes ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
maar lakes ⓘ
maars ⓘ
scoria cones ⓘ
tuff rings ⓘ
country Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
eruptionStyle Strombolian ⓘ
phreatomagmatic ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature CO2-rich springs ⓘ
fault-controlled vents ⓘ
mineral springs ⓘ
hazardType ash fall ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ
gas emissions ⓘ
influences local hydrothermal systems ⓘ
LaacherSeeEruptionAge Late Pleistocene ⓘ
LaacherSeeEruptionDeposits extensive tephra layers in Central Europe ⓘ
LaacherSeeEruptionVEI 6 ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionDate about 13,000 years ago ⓘ
locatedIn Eifel Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Germany ⓘ
monitoredBy German Research Centre for Geosciences NERFINISHED ⓘ
seismological networks ⓘ
near Laacher See NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEruption Laacher See Plinian eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Eifel volcanic fields NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhenish Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
region North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ
scientificInterest intraplate volcanism ⓘ
mantle dynamics ⓘ
shows elevated mantle-derived CO2 flux ⓘ
ongoing degassing ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate ⓘ
usedFor tephrochronology in Central Europe ⓘ
volcanicRockType basalt ⓘ
nephelinite ⓘ
phonolite ⓘ
tephrite ⓘ
youngestMajorEruption Laacher See eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laacher See → locatedOn → East Eifel volcanic field ⓘ
Laacher See → belongsTo → East Eifel volcanic field ⓘ
this entity surface form: East Eifel volcanic system
European Cenozoic Rift System → associatedWith → East Eifel volcanic field ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eifel volcanic field
district of Mayen-Koblenz → containsLandscape → East Eifel volcanic field ⓘ
subject surface form: Mayen-Koblenz
this entity surface form: Volcanic Eifel