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Cosmogenic 3He chronology of postglacial lava flows at Mt Ruapehu, Aotearoa / New Zealand
Pedro Doll
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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
Pierre-Henri Blard
CRPG, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 15 Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, Vandoeuvre-les Nancy 54000, France
Alexander Robert Lee Nichols
School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Ōtautahi / Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
Graham Sloan Leonard
GNS Science, 1 Fairway Drive, Avalon, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai / Lower Hutt 5011, New Zealand
Dougal Bruce Townsend
GNS Science, 1 Fairway Drive, Avalon, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai / Lower Hutt 5011, New Zealand
Jim William Cole
School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Ōtautahi / Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
Chris Edward Conway
Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8567, Japan
Sacha Baldwin
School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Ōtautahi / Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
Gabriel Fénisse
CRPG, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 15 Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, Vandoeuvre-les Nancy 54000, France
Laurent Zimmermann
CRPG, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 15 Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, Vandoeuvre-les Nancy 54000, France
Bouchaïb Tibari
CRPG, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 15 Rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, Vandoeuvre-les Nancy 54000, France
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Short summary
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...
