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Puhipuhi Embayment, the Glossary

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The Puhipuhi Embayment (also Puhipuhi Basin) is a volcanic feature in Taupo Volcanic Zone of New Zealand associated with the collapse of the Ōkataina Caldera wall to its west.[1]

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  1. 19 relations: Ōkataina Caldera, Basalt, Caldera, Dacite, Dike (geology), Earthquake swarm, Ignimbrite, Kaingaroa Forest, Kawerau, Mount Tarawera, New Zealand, North Island, Pleistocene, Rhyolite, Rotoiti Caldera, Tarawera River, Taupō Rift, Taupō Volcanic Zone, Waikato.

  2. Calderas of New Zealand
  3. Okataina Volcanic Centre
  4. Rift volcanoes

Ōkataina Caldera

Ōkataina Caldera (Ōkataina Volcanic Centre, also spelled Okataina) is a volcanic caldera and its associated volcanoes located in Taupō Volcanic Zone of New Zealand's North Island. Puhipuhi Embayment and Ōkataina Caldera are calderas of New Zealand, Okataina Volcanic Centre, rift volcanoes and Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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Basalt

Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.

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Dacite

Dacite is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides.

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Dike (geology)

In geology, a dike or dyke is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body.

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Earthquake swarm

In seismology, an earthquake swarm is a sequence of seismic events occurring in a local area within a relatively short period.

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Ignimbrite

Ignimbrite is a type of volcanic rock, consisting of hardened tuff.

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Kaingaroa Forest

Kaingaroa Forest covers of the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand, and is the largest forest plantation in New Zealand, and the second largest in the Southern Hemisphere (after the Sabie/Graskop plantation in South Africa).

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Kawerau

Kawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region on the North Island of New Zealand.

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Mount Tarawera

Mount Tarawera is a volcano on the North Island of New Zealand within the older but volcanically productive Ōkataina Caldera. Puhipuhi Embayment and Mount Tarawera are Okataina Volcanic Centre and Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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North Island

The North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui, 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Rhyolite

Rhyolite is the most silica-rich of volcanic rocks.

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Rotoiti Caldera

The Rotoiti Caldera is a postulated, mainly infilled sub caldera of the Ōkataina Caldera based upon gravitational and magnetic evidence. Puhipuhi Embayment and Rotoiti Caldera are calderas of New Zealand, Okataina Volcanic Centre and Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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Tarawera River

The Tarawera River is in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand.

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Taupō Rift

The Taupō Rift is the seismically active rift valley containing the Taupō Volcanic Zone, central North Island of New Zealand. Puhipuhi Embayment and Taupō Rift are Taupō Volcanic Zone.

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Taupō Volcanic Zone

The Taupō Volcanic Zone (TVZ) is a volcanic area in the North Island of New Zealand. Puhipuhi Embayment and Taupō Volcanic Zone are rift volcanoes.

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Waikato

Waikato is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand.

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See also

Calderas of New Zealand

Okataina Volcanic Centre

Rift volcanoes

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puhipuhi_Embayment

Also known as Puhipuhi Basin.