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.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption Context triple: [Phlegraean Fields volcanic system, hasEruption, Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption]
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Thera eruption
The Thera eruption was a massive Bronze Age volcanic explosion on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini) that devastated nearby regions and is often linked to the collapse of Minoan civilization.
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Chahorra eruption
The Chahorra eruption was a historic volcanic event of Pico Viejo on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, notable for its lava flows and impact on the island’s landscape.
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Vesuvius
Vesuvius is an active stratovolcano near Naples in southern Italy, famous for its catastrophic AD 79 eruption that buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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Vésubie
Vésubie is a river in southeastern France that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Maritime Alps.
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E.
Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano
The Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano was a massive supereruption about 26,500 years ago that created Lake Taupō and is one of the largest known volcanic eruptions on Earth in the last 100,000 years.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Thera eruption
The Thera eruption was a massive Bronze Age volcanic explosion on the Aegean island of Thera (Santorini) that devastated nearby regions and is often linked to the collapse of Minoan civilization.
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B.
Chahorra eruption
The Chahorra eruption was a historic volcanic event of Pico Viejo on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, notable for its lava flows and impact on the island’s landscape.
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C.
Vesuvius
Vesuvius is an active stratovolcano near Naples in southern Italy, famous for its catastrophic AD 79 eruption that buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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D.
Vésubie
Vésubie is a river in southeastern France that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Maritime Alps.
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E.
Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano
The Oruanui eruption of Taupō volcano was a massive supereruption about 26,500 years ago that created Lake Taupō and is one of the largest known volcanic eruptions on Earth in the last 100,000 years.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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
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widespread around the Bay of Naples ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
long-term volcanic hazard in the Naples area
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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
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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
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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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Subject: Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption Description of subject: 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.
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