Mafic Plinian volcanism and ignimbrite emplacement at Tofua volcano, Tonga

• Published in: Bulletin of Volcanology
• Main Authors: Caulfield, J. T., Cronin, S. J., Turner, S. P., Cooper, L. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Tofua; Mafic; Plinian; Tonga; High-grade; Ignimbrite; Caldera; PYROCLASTIC FLOW DEPOSITS; MOUNT ST-HELENS; CALDERA COLLAPSE; GRAN-CANARIA; CAMPANIAN IGNIMBRITE; ERUPTIVE DYNAMICS; TAMBORA VOLCANO; CHEJU ISLAND; ICE CORE; MODEL; Pacific; ice core
• Online Access: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/3175dd17-c23b-4410-89e3-4a1b432dc90e; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-011-0477-9

Tofua Island is the largest emergent mafic volcano within the Tofua arc, Tonga, southwest Pacific. The volcano is dominated by a distinctive caldera averaging 4 km in diameter, containing a freshwater lake in the south and east. The latest paroxysmal (VEI 5-6) explosive volcanism includes two phases...