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Ignimbrite at Cathedral Cove (1st of 2)

Ignimbrite at Cathedral Cove (1st of 2)

Ignimbrite at Cathedral Cove (1st of 2)

Cliffs surrounding Cathedral Cove at Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, are made of white massive ignimbrite, a rock produced by explosive volcanic eruptions about eight million years ago.

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Photograph by David J. Lowe

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