Te Puke is a 136 metres (446 ft) high group of basaltic scoria cones, in the Kaikohe-Bay of Islands volcanic field in Northland, New Zealand. It is the easternmost volcano of the field, being located near Waitangi. The three or four small, cratered cones are in a southwest–northeast alignment. The last eruption was 1300 to 1800 years ago.[1][2]
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 Te Puke monogenetic basaltic scoria cones (red marker) and lava field.
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- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000002-QINU`"' basalt (shades of brown/orange)
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000003-QINU`"' monogenetic basalts
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000004-QINU`"'
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000005-QINU`"' arc basalts
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000006-QINU`"' arc ring basalts
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000007-QINU`"'
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000008-QINU`"' andesite (shades of red)
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000009-QINU`"' basaltic andesite
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000A-QINU`"'
- '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000B-QINU`"' plutonic
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| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
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| Coordinates | 35.252033°S 174.029961°E / -35.252033; 174.029961 |
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| Rock age | Pleistocene |
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| Mountain type | Basaltic scoria cones |
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| Rock type | Basalt |
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| Last eruption | c. 1,300 years ago |
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