East Eifel volcanic field

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region
volcanic field
associatedWith Eifel mantle plume
closestMajorCity Bonn
Koblenz
considered potentially active
contains Laacher See caldera
linked to: Laacher See

cinder cones
lava domes
lava flows
maar lakes
maars
scoria cones
tuff rings
country Germany
eruptionStyle Strombolian
phreatomagmatic
geologicalAge Quaternary
linked to: Quaternary period
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
western Germany
monitoredBy German Research Centre for Geosciences
seismological networks
near Laacher See
notableEruption Laacher See Plinian eruption
partOf Eifel volcanic fields
Rhenish Massif
region North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
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

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Laacher See locatedOn East Eifel volcanic field
Laacher See belongsTo East Eifel volcanic system
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field
European Cenozoic Rift System associatedWith Eifel volcanic field
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field
Mayen-Koblenz containsLandscape Volcanic Eifel
subject linked to: district of Mayen-Koblenz
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field
Mayen locatedInGeologicalRegion East Eifel volcanic field
subject linked to: Mayen, Germany
East Eifel volcanic field partOf Eifel volcanic fields
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field
Laacher Bach locatedIn Laacher See volcanic field
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field