East Eifel volcanic field

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The East Eifel volcanic field is a geologically active volcanic region in western Germany characterized by maars, cinder cones, and the prominent Laacher See caldera formed by a major eruption about 13,000 years ago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ
associatedWith Eifel mantle plume ⓘ
closestMajorCity Bonn ⓘ
Koblenz ⓘ
considered potentially active ⓘ
contains Laacher See caldera ⓘ
linked to: Laacher See

cinder cones ⓘ
lava domes ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
maar lakes ⓘ
maars ⓘ
scoria cones ⓘ
tuff rings ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
eruptionStyle Strombolian ⓘ
phreatomagmatic ⓘ
geologicalAge Quaternary ⓘ
linked to: Quaternary period
hasFeature CO2-rich springs ⓘ
fault-controlled vents ⓘ
mineral springs ⓘ
hazardType ash fall ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ
gas emissions ⓘ
influences local hydrothermal systems ⓘ
LaacherSeeEruptionAge Late Pleistocene ⓘ
LaacherSeeEruptionDeposits extensive tephra layers in Central Europe ⓘ
LaacherSeeEruptionVEI 6 ⓘ
lastMajorEruptionDate about 13,000 years ago ⓘ
locatedIn Eifel Mountains ⓘ
western Germany ⓘ
monitoredBy German Research Centre for Geosciences ⓘ
seismological networks ⓘ
near Laacher See ⓘ
notableEruption Laacher See Plinian eruption ⓘ
partOf Eifel volcanic fields ⓘ
Rhenish Massif ⓘ
region North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ
scientificInterest intraplate volcanism ⓘ
mantle dynamics ⓘ
shows elevated mantle-derived CO2 flux ⓘ
ongoing degassing ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate ⓘ
usedFor tephrochronology in Central Europe ⓘ
volcanicRockType basalt ⓘ
nephelinite ⓘ
phonolite ⓘ
tephrite ⓘ
youngestMajorEruption Laacher See eruption ⓘ

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Laacher See → locatedOn → East Eifel volcanic field ⓘ
Laacher See → belongsTo → East Eifel volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field
European Cenozoic Rift System → associatedWith → Eifel volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field
Mayen-Koblenz → containsLandscape → Volcanic Eifel ⓘ
subject linked to: district of Mayen-Koblenz
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field
Mayen → locatedInGeologicalRegion → East Eifel volcanic field ⓘ
subject linked to: Mayen, Germany
East Eifel volcanic field → partOf → Eifel volcanic fields ⓘ
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field
Laacher Bach → locatedIn → Laacher See volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: East Eifel volcanic field