No single model for supersized eruptions and their magma bodies

CJN Wilson, GF Cooper, KJ Chamberlain… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Supereruptions are the largest explosive volcanic eruptions on Earth. They generate
catastrophic, widespread ash-fall blankets and voluminous ignimbrites, with accompanying …

Taupō: an overview of New Zealand's youngest supervolcano

SJ Barker, CJN Wilson, F Illsley-Kemp… - New Zealand Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Taupō volcano (New Zealand) is distinguished as the source of Earth's
youngest supereruption (∼ 25.5 ka), with Lake Taupō occupying the resulting caldera …

New magmatic oxybarometer using trace elements in zircon

RR Loucks, ML Fiorentini, GJ Henríquez - Journal of Petrology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We derive a novel method for determining the oxidation state of a magma as zircon
crystallized, with a standard error of±0· 6 log unit ƒO2, using ratios of Ce, U, and Ti in zircon …

Volcanic glass from the 1.8 ka Taupō eruption (New Zealand) detected in Antarctic ice at~ 230 CE

SB Piva, SJ Barker, NA Iverson, VHL Winton… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Chemical anomalies in polar ice core records are frequently linked to volcanism; however,
without the presence of (crypto) tephra particles, links to specific eruptions remain …

The integrated history of repeated caldera formation and infill at the Okataina Volcanic Centre: Insights from 3D gravity and magnetic models

CA Miller, J Barretto, V Stagpoole… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multistage collapse caldera create complex geological structures that are often buried by
kilometers of pyroclastic infill and late stage lava domes, making study of their origins difficult …

A cascade of magmatic events during the assembly and eruption of a super-sized magma body

ASR Allan, SJ Barker, MA Millet, DJ Morgan… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2017 - Springer
We use comprehensive geochemical and petrological records from whole-rock samples,
crystals, matrix glasses and melt inclusions to derive an integrated picture of the generation …

Volcanic unrest at Taupō volcano in 2019: Causes, mechanisms and implications

F Illsley‐Kemp, SJ Barker, CJN Wilson… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Taupō volcano, New Zealand, is a large caldera volcano that has been highly
active through the Holocene. It most recently erupted∼ 1,800 years ago but there have been …

Timescales and mechanisms of crystal-mush rejuvenation and melt extraction recorded in Permian plutonic and volcanic rocks of the Sesia Magmatic System …

L Tavazzani, S Peres, S Sinigoi, G Demarchi… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Silicic calderas can evacuate 100 to> 1000 km3 of rhyolitic products in a matter of days to
months, leading to questions on pre-eruptive melt generation and accumulation. Whereas …

A sulfur and halogen budget for the large magmatic system beneath Taupō volcano

MS Sharpe, SJ Barker, SM Rooyakkers… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2022 - Springer
The transport and degassing pathways of volatiles through large silicic magmatic systems
are central to understanding geothermal fluid compositions, ore deposit genesis, and …

Rapid priming, accumulation, and recharge of magma driving recent eruptions at a hyperactive caldera volcano

SJ Barker, CJN Wilson, DJ Morgan… - …, 2016 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A major challenge in volcanology is determining the factors that control the frequency and
magnitude of eruptions at hazardous caldera volcanoes. Understanding the critical …