Cosmogenic 3He chronology of postglacial lava flows at Mt Ruapehu, Aotearoa / New Zealand
Pedro Doll,Shaun Robert Eaves,Ben Matthew Kennedy,Pierre-Henri Blard,Alexander Robert Lee Nichols,Graham Sloan Leonard,Dougal Bruce Townsend,Jim William Cole,Chris Edward Conway,Sacha Baldwin,Gabriel Fénisse,Laurent Zimmermann,and Bouchaïb Tibari
School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Ōtautahi / Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
Shaun Robert Eaves
Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O.Box 600, Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington 6140, New Zealand
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Ben Matthew Kennedy
School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Ōtautahi / Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
In this study, we use cosmogenic-sourced 3He to determine the eruption ages of 23 lava flows at Mt Ruapehu, Aotearoa New Zealand, and we show how this method can help overcome challenges associated with traditional dating methods in young lavas. Comparison with other methods demonstrates the accuracy of our data and the method's reliability. The new eruption ages allowed us to identify periods of quasi-simultaneous activity from different volcanic vents during the last 20 000 years.
In this study, we use cosmogenic-sourced 3He to determine the eruption ages of 23 lava flows at...