Auckland Volcanoes

The Meola Reef is Auckland’s __________lava flow....

• Shortest

• Oldest

• Youngest

• Longest

Its has been recently discovered that the source of the lava flow is ______________

• One Tree Hill

• Mount Saint John.

• Mount Eden

• Mount Albert

•All of Auckland’s volcanoes, with the exception of Rangitoto, have only erupted once. This is because

• the remaining magma cools and becomes solid

• The Hot Spot is higher in the mantle

• Magma travels slower after the initial eruption

• cats

Mount Saint John’s Eruption

• Erupted over 28,000 years ago

• Started as wet explosion

• Lava was of low viscosity

• Is the source of lava cats

Rock types found at mount St John include...

• Sandstone

• Spindle bomb

• Cowpat bomb

• Cat's Whisker Formations

Law of Superposition

• Older rocks are rarer than younger rocks

• Superman's position cannot be known if his speed is known

• Younger rocks are found on top of older rocks

• A cat sitting in the same position twice in one day is a 'superposition'

Three Kings Eruption

• Oldest in Auckland

• Biggest in Auckland

• Largest Magma flow in Auckland

• Largest Crater in Auckland

Three Kings Volcano

• The boundary between the scoria and lava goes against the law of superposition.

• The lava is younger than the scoria cone above

• Reddish brown scoria indicates FeO3

• Where volcanic cats feast on the flesh of the unborn

Quarrying of the Three Kings began from the....

• 1860's

• 1870's

• 1880's

• 1890's

You can still walk around the Big King today, and you might even spot remnants of what, which are thought to be of Māori origin.

• Food Pits

• House Foundations

• Stone Walls

• Cat Bones