Taupō Ignimbrite

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ignimbrite
gptkbp:age gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:composition rhyolitic
gptkbp:contains crystals
pumice
lithic fragments
gptkbp:depot pyroclastic flow
gptkbp:eruptionYear about 26,500 years ago
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Oruanui_eruption
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taupō Ignimbrite
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Taupō_Volcanic_Zone
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Lake_Taupō
gptkbp:partOf Oruanui Formation
gptkbp:servesArea over 20,000 km²
gptkbp:significance largest known eruption in New Zealand in last 100,000 years
gptkbp:studiedBy paleoclimate research
volcanic hazard assessment
gptkbp:thickness up to 200 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hatepe_eruption
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7