Pontine Islands Volcano
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 01:02 GMT -
Lava dome(s) 283 m / 928 ft
Italy, 40.9°N / 12.95°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Italy, 40.9°N / 12.95°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Pontine Islands volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background
The Pontine Islands are Plio-Pleistocene in age, ranging from 4.2-1.0 Ma (Scandone, 1987, pers. comm.; Peccerillo, 2005). The islands are mostly formed of Pliocene rhyolites and Pleistocene trachytes and alkaline rhyolites. Volcanic products also consist of obsidian lava flows, domes, dykes, breccias, and hydromagmatic products. The rhyolitic volcanic activity on Ponza occured between 4.2 and 3.0 Ma, followed by trachytic activity at about 1.0 Ma. The eruptive activity on Palmarola occured around 1.6 Ma (Peccerillo, 2005).---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Pontine Islands Volcano Photos
3 of the small volcanic Pontine Islands in the Thyrrenian Sea, seen from the plane towards Catania where the tour starts: Palmarola (l), Ponza (c) and tiny Zannone . (Pho...