Alderman Islands volcano
Lava dome(s) unknown
New Zealand, -36.97°S / 176.08°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Alderman Islands volcano books
New Zealand, -36.97°S / 176.08°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Alderman Islands volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Alderman Islands volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Alderman Islands volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
The Alderman Islands are part of the eroded lava domes of the Minden Rhyolites, part of the Miocene to Pleistocene Whitianga Group (Skinner 1986) and are considered to be Pliocene or lower Pleistocene in age (Latter 1985, pers. comm.).---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
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