Tauanui

Tauanui is a 351 m (1,152 ft) high basaltic scoria cone in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in New Zealand. It is the youngest volcano of the southern part of the field, having erupted around 60,000 years ago, and also the southernmost of the group. South east of the scoria cone is Lake Tauanui. To the north west of Tauanui is a smaller scoria cone, Hangunui Pā. To their north are the rhyolitic Putahi and the andersitic Tarahi volcanoes.^[1]

Elevation351 m (1,152 ft)

Coordinates35°29′32″S 173°51′31″E

LocationKaikohe, New Zealand

Volcanic fieldKaikohe-Bay of Islands

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Tauanui
Tauanui Kaikohe, New Zealand
Highest point
Elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Coordinates	35°29′32″S 173°51′31″E
Geography
Location	Kaikohe, New Zealand
Geology
Volcanic field	Kaikohe-Bay of Islands
Tauanui centered in map of surface volcanics with basaltic scoria and lava fields of the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field. Legend Key for the volcanics that are shown with panning is: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000006-QINU`"'  basalt (shades of brown/orange) '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000007-QINU`"'  monogenetic basalts '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000008-QINU`"'   undifferentiated basalts of the Tangihua Complex in Northland Allochthon '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000009-QINU`"'  arc basalts '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000A-QINU`"'  arc ring basalts '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000B-QINU`"'   dacite '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000C-QINU`"'  andesite (shades of red) '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000D-QINU`"'  basaltic andesite '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000E-QINU`"'   rhyolite (ignimbrite is lighter shades of violet) '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000F-QINU`"'  plutonic White shading is selected caldera features. Clicking on the rectangle icon enables full window and mouse-over with volcano name/wikilink and ages before present.

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