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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
Obsidian veins at Ben Lomond
Highest point
Elevation744 m (2,441 ft)
Coordinates38°35.7′S 175°57.2′E
Geography
LocationNorth Island, New Zealand
Geology
Mountain typeLava domes
Last eruption100,000 years
Obsidian boulders at Ben Lomond
Obsidian boulders at Ben Lomond
Obsidian specimen fallen from cliff
Obsidian specimen fallen from cliff

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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Ben Lomond è un duomo di riolite nella zona vulcanica di Taupo. Si trova presso Waikato, nella Isola del Nord della Nuova Zelanda. Si trova a circa 8 km nord-nord-est di Kinloch e sorge ad un'altezza di 744 m s.l.m..



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