Geological constraints on fluid flow at Whakaari volcano (White Island)

• Main Author: Letham-Brake, Mark
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury. Department of Geological Sciences 2013
• Subjects: volcano; hydrothermal system; volcanic crater; permeability; Bay of Plenty; Main Crater; New Zealand; White Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8728; https://doi.org/10.26021/7415

This study assesses the geological constraints on fluid flow within the main crater of Whakaari volcano (White Island) which is located in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. A review of the volcanological and morphological history, field mapping, and permeability experiments were used to propose a mode...