Erratum

J. Brendan Murphy

1 Murphy (2006) mistakenly reported that, "An eruption in the vicinity of Lake Taupo, New Zealand in 1881, is estimated to have ejected between 30 – 50 km3 of debris in just a few minutes".

2 This statement confuses the two separate eruptions of the Taupo Volcanic Zone:

  1. the 1886 eruption of Mt. Tarawera (in the vicinity of Lake Rotorua), that ejected about 2 km3 of debris (White et al. 1997) in "only 4 hr" (Cole 1970), and
  2. the 200 BC eruption of a vent or vents now submerged beneath Lake Taupo which ejected 30 to 100 km3 (Houghton et al. 1995) of debris and lasted between several days and several weeks (Wilson and Walker 1985).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The author and editors thank Raymond Goldie, author of the book: Inco Comes to Labrador, for pointing out this error.

REFERENCES

Cole, J.W., 1970, Structure and eruptive history of the Tarawera volcanic complex: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, v. 13, p. 879-902.

Houghton, B.F., Wilson, C.J.N., McWilliams, M.O., Lanphere, M.A., Weaver, S.D., Briggs, R.M. and Pringle, M.S., 1995, Chronology and dynamics of a large silicic magmatic system; central Taupo volcanic zone, New Zealand: Geology, v. 23, p. 13-16.

Murphy, J.B., 2006, Igneous Rock Associations 7. Arc Magmatism I: Relationships between subduction and magma genesis: Geoscience Canada, v. 33, no. 4, p. 145-167.

White, J.D.L., Houghton, B.F., Hodgson, K.A. and Wilson, C.J.N., 1997, Delayed sedimentary response to the A.D. 1886 eruption of Tarawera, New Zealand: Geology, v. 25, p. 459-462.

Wilson, C.J.N. and Walker, G.P.L., 1985, The Taupo eruption, New Zealand I. General aspects: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series A, v. 314, no. 1529, p. 199-228.

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Styles and Mechanisms of Caldera Collapse, by Kennedy & Stix (V.30 no.2, pages 59-72)

Stages in the Temporal Evolution of Calderas, by Kennedy & Stix (V.30 no.3, pages 129-140)

Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) in Canada and Adjacent 'Regions: 3 Ga to Present, by Ernst &Buchan (V.31 no.3, pages 103-126)

Ocean Island Volcanism 1: Mineralogy and Petrology, by Greenough, Dostal and Mallory-Greenough (V 32 no.1, pages 29-45)

Ocean Island Volcanism 2: Mantle Processes, by Greenough, Dostal and Mallory-Greenough (V.32 no.2, pages 77-90)

Modeling of deep submarine pyroclastic volcanism: a review and new results, by Downey & Lentz (V.33 no.1, pages 5-24)

Arc Magmatism I: 'Relationship Between Plate subduction and Magma Genesis, by Murphy (V.33 no.4, pages 145-167)

Arc Magmatism II: Geochemical and Isotopic Characteristics, by Murphy (V.34 no.1, pages 7-35