Tama lakes area is located in the saddle between Mt. Ngauruhoe and Mt. Ruapehu Tongariro Volcanic Centre, Taupo Volcanic Zone. The TVZ is situated about 80 km above the westward-dipping Wadati-Benioff zone where the Pasific plate is being subducted beneath TVZ crust.
The Ijen caldera complex is located in an active tectonic region, where the Indian plate is now sliding approximately northward beneath Java at about 6-7 cm/yr. This study is in two parts, the firs is detailed field mapping and includes a geological map and stratigraphy, which form the basis for other work. The second concentrates on the post-caldera pyroclastic deposits.
The volcanic rocks mainly consist of lava flows and pyroclastic deposits that are exposed at the bridgewater, Nelson and Grant volcanis compoxes. Yhe pyroclastic deposits resulting from phreatomagmatic eruption varu in physical characteristics that are likely caused by fluctuation of magma/water ratio during interaction.
Mass and energy balance allow magma transport within volcanoes to be quantified. Thus work used microgravity and height data and their variation to interpret volcanic. activity. An international comparison of absolute and relative gravimeters (at BIPM, serves) and a set of measurements in a adjustable pressure-temperature chamber revealed the performances and the limits of the Scintrex SG3-M me…