Rotoiti eruption
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The Rotoiti eruption was a massive late Pleistocene explosive event in New Zealand that produced extensive ignimbrite and caldera-forming activity within the Okataina Volcanic Centre.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| affects | regional tephrochronology of New Zealand ⓘ |
| approximateAge | about 45,000 years ago ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Okataina Caldera
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Okataina Volcanic Centre caldera system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depositType |
caldera-fill deposits
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ignimbrite ⓘ plinian fall tephra ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| followedBy | younger Okataina eruptions ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | central North Island large ignimbrite flare-ups ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Lake Rotoiti area ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicExplosivityIndex | VEI 7 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bay of Plenty Region
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New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ North Island ⓘ Okataina Volcanic Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magnitudeDescription | super-eruption scale ⓘ |
| partOf |
Okataina eruptive history
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Taupō Volcanic Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Okataina eruptions ⓘ |
| produced |
Rotoiti ignimbrite
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caldera collapse ⓘ extensive pumice fall deposits ⓘ widespread ignimbrite sheets ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Earth’s late Quaternary climate and environmental change studies ⓘ |
| studiedIn | New Zealand Quaternary volcanology ⓘ |
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