Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption
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The Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption was a major explosive volcanic event in the Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) near Naples, Italy, that produced extensive tuff deposits and significantly shaped the region’s geology and landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ignimbrite-forming eruption
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volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| associatedWithStructure | Campi Flegrei caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caused | major caldera collapse at Campi Flegrei ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | super-eruption candidate in some studies ⓘ |
| eruptionOf | Campi Flegrei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsSubstrateOf |
Campi Flegrei coastal areas
ⓘ
large parts of the city of Naples ⓘ |
| hasAge | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
NYT eruption
NERFINISHED
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Neapolitan Yellow Tuff event NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAge | about 15,000 years before present ⓘ |
| hasDepositThickness | tens of meters in proximal areas ⓘ |
| hasDistribution |
present in subsurface of Naples urban area
ⓘ
widespread around the Bay of Naples ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
long-term volcanic hazard in the Naples area
ⓘ
regional environmental change ⓘ |
| hasMagnitude | large ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
phonolitic-trachytic pyroclastics
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tuff ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicStyle |
Plinian
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caldera collapse ⓘ phreatomagmatic ⓘ |
| isKeyEventFor |
evolution of Campi Flegrei caldera
ⓘ
geological framework of the Bay of Naples ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Campi Flegrei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Phlegraean Fields volcanic district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
volcanic history of Campi Flegrei ⓘ |
| produced |
Neapolitan Yellow Tuff
NERFINISHED
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ash fall deposits ⓘ ignimbrite sheets ⓘ pumice fall deposits ⓘ welded tuff ⓘ widespread pyroclastic deposits ⓘ |
| shaped |
landscape of Campi Flegrei
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regional geomorphology around Naples ⓘ subsurface stratigraphy beneath Naples ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
hazard assessment
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stratigraphy ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.