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Tore volcanolava cone 2200+ m / 7,218 ft
North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea, -5.83°S / 154.93°E Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) [hide map] [enlarge map]
Typical eruption style: effusive
Tore volcano eruptions: less than 10,000 years ago Tore Volcano Photos Last earthquakes nearby:
The densely forested volcano is located north-west of Mount Balbi volcano in the Emperor Range in northern Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. The younger cone of the volcano consists of a thick succession of andesitic lava flows. Background:from: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information:The caldera of Tore volcano is the source of two Pleistocene ignimbrites that form a broad fan that extends the coastline to the west. The southern and SW sides of the caldera rim are covered by lava flows that extend up to 14 km from a large post-caldera lava cone. The summit of the andesitic volcano consists of an erosional pyramidal peak and a forested satellite ash cone 3 km to the NW. The freshly preserved features of the post-caldera ash cone and lava cone indicate a recent age (Blake and Miezitis, 1967). Reference cited: -Blake D H, Miezitis Y, 1967. Geology of Bougainville and Buka Islands, New Guinea. Aust Bur Min Resour Geol Geophys Bull, 93: 1-56 Tore Photos:
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