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Alderman Islands volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 22:10 GMT - Refresh

Lava dome(s) unknown
New Zealand, -36.97°S / 176.08°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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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)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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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.).
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