Ben Lomond is a rhyolite lava dome near Lake Taupo in New Zealand's North Island. Located about eight kilometres north-northeast of Kinloch, it rises to a height of 744 metres above sea level.
Ben Lomond | |
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![]() Obsidian veins at Ben Lomond | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 744 m (2,441 ft) |
Coordinates | 38°35.7′S 175°57.2′E |
Geography | |
Location | North Island, New Zealand |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Lava domes |
Last eruption | 100,000 years |
Ben Lomond erupted about 100,000 years ago, producing two lava lobes that flowed around 3.5 kilometres south and southwest from a vent about one kilometre south of Poihipi Road. Much of the lava formed grey banded obsidian as it cooled. Crystalline rhyolite and pumice were also produced.
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