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Reporoa

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  • 38.42°S
  • 176.33°E

  • 592 m
    1942 ft

  • 241060
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The Global Volcanism Program has no activity reports for Reporoa.

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This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Reporoa. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 10,000 years ago, information might be found on the Reporoa page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Reporoa.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Reporoa.

Photo Gallery

Steaming Champagne Pool is one of many thermal features of the 10-km-wide Reporoa caldera. The caldera was formed about 230,000 years ago during the eruption of the Kaingaroa ignimbrite. No eruptions have occurred since the Pleistocene in the caldera, but hydrothermal explosions took place in the Waiotapu thermal field north of the caldera at the time of the Kaharoa eruption of the Okataina volcanic centre about 800 years ago. The Broadlands (Ohaki) hydrothermal field is located south of the poorly defined caldera margin.

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1986.
Bubbling mud pots at a thermal area of New Zealand's Reporoa caldera form geometric patterns. Mud pots form in thermal areas where the gas phase is dominant over the liquid phase and extensive hydrothermal alteration of rocks has occurred, producing fine-grained, clay-rich material.

Copyrighted photo by Katia and Maurice Krafft, 1986.
Multi-colored Bridal Veil Falls were formed from silica terraces created when mineralized water poured over from the Primrose Pool of the Wai-O-Tapu thermal area. The noted hydrothermal area lies within the 10-km-wide Reporoa caldera, which was formed during the Pleistocene in the Reporoa-Broadlands basin near the western margin of the Taupo volcanic zone. Large hydrothermal explosions took place from the Wai-O-Tapu thermal area at the time of the Kaharoa eruption of neighboring Tarawera volcano (Okataina Volcanic Centre) about 700 years ago.

Photo by Richard Wysoczanski, 1994 (Smithsonian Institution).
GVP Map Holdings

The maps shown below have been scanned from the GVP map archives and include the volcano on this page. Clicking on the small images will load the full 300 dpi map. Very small-scale maps (such as world maps) are not included. The maps database originated over 30 years ago, but was only recently updated and connected to our main database. We welcome users to tell us if they see incorrect information or other problems with the maps; please use the Contact GVP link at the bottom of the page to send us email.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

The following 10 samples associated with this volcano can be found in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences collections, and may be availble for research (contact the Rock and Ore Collections Manager). Catalog number links will open a window with more information.

Catalog Number Sample Description Lava Source Collection Date
NMNH 116418-1 Ignimbrite WAIOTAPU --
NMNH 116566-1 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
NMNH 116566-2 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
NMNH 116566-3 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
NMNH 116566-4 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
NMNH 116566-5 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
NMNH 116566-6 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
NMNH 116566-7 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
NMNH 116566-8 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
NMNH 116566-9 Volcanic Rock BROADLANDS --
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