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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Details for: Tambora

Tambora volcano on Indonesia's Sumbawa Island was the site of the world's largest historical eruption in April 1815. This NASA Landsat mosaic shows the 6-km-wide caldera truncating the 2850-m-high summit of the massive volcano. Pyroclastic flows during the 1815 eruption reached the sea on all sides of the 60-km-wide volcanic peninsula, and the ejection of large amounts of tephra caused world-wide temperature declines in 1815 and 1816. NASA Landsat7 image (worldwind.arc.nasa.gov)

Volcano Number:	264040
Volcano Name:	Tambora
Country:	Indonesia
Volcano Type:	Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:	1967 CE
Elevation:	2850m
Tectonic Setting:	Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:	4156
Pop. within 10km:	11331
Pop. within 30km:	89006
Pop. within 100km:	1036033
Latitude:	-8.25
Longitude:	118

Eruption Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

Volcano Number	Volcano Name	Eruption Number	Activity Type	Explosivity Index Max	Activity Area	Start Evidence Method	Start Date	End Date
264040	Tambora	16228	Confirmed Eruption			Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-3910
264040	Tambora	16229	Confirmed Eruption			Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	-3050
264040	Tambora	16230	Confirmed Eruption			Radiocarbon (uncorrected)	740
264040	Tambora	16231	Confirmed Eruption	7		Historical Observations	1812	1815/7/15
264040	Tambora	16232	Confirmed Eruption	2		Historical Observations	1819
264040	Tambora	16233	Confirmed Eruption	2	SW part of caldera (Doro Afi Toi)	Historical Observations	1880
264040	Tambora	16234	Confirmed Eruption	0	NE part of caldera floor	Historical Observations	1967/7/2

Emissions Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution

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Data from the Earthchem Library

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Data from the Earthchem Portal

Sample ID	LINK	Method	Material	Rock Class	Rock Name	SiO₂ WT%	TiO₂ WT%	Al₂O₃ WT%	Fe₂O₃ WT%	FeO WT%	FeO Total WT%	MnO WT%	MgO WT%	CaO WT%	Na₂O WT%	K₂O WT%	P₂O₅ WT%	Total WT%	Ba PPM	Cr PPM	Nb PPM	Ni PPM	Rb PPM	Sc PPM	Sr PPM	V PPM	Y PPM	Zr PPM
T12	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	48.26	0.97	17.95	5.54	5.14		0.21	5.27	10.46	3.5	2.67	0.42	100	834	8	3.4	17	84	24	1234	388	23.6	88
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt		10.48	5.29	42.81	37.32		0.7	2.44					99.04
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt		16.47	2.24	31.41	42.41		0.91	1.31					94.75
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt		5.83	15	40.76	30.98		0.5	4.68					97.75
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	49.13		32.82			0.37			15.7	1.98	0.15		100
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	65.86		19.65			0.19			1.06	5.33	7.58		99.67
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	49.85	0.8	4.66			9.01	0.24	13.41	21.71	0.38			100
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	50.79	0.97	2.78			11.12	0.36	11.83	21.21	0.78			99.84
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	39.03		0.14			18.33	0.38	42.62	0.27				100
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	38.28		0.16			24.62	0.52	37.76	0.31				100
T5	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	34.15		0.21			41.22	1.66	21.37	0.51				99.12
T5	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	51.48	0.66	21.1	3.48	3.16		0.14	3.27	8.47	4.32	3.68	0.47	100	990	10	5.5	13	103	12	1441	166	19	112
PS8	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	50.92	0.87	3.2			8.28	0.23	14.44	21.58	0.29			99.81
PS8	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	51.46	0.58	2.18			9.04	0.39	13.68	20.89	0.56			98.78
PS8	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	52.64		30.55			0.78		0.19	13.41	3.66	0.43		100
PS8	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	62.5		21.93			0.6			3.32	5.37	5.49		99.21
PS8	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	52.06	0.38	3.67			4.89		15.89	23.14				100
PS8	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	52.69	0.22	2.96			4.25		16.74	22.74	0.16			99.76
PS8	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	49.23	0.91	5.66			7.85	0.14	14.01	22.06				99.86
PS8	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	49.21	0.98	17.07	4.55	5.39		0.18	6.88	10.65	3.25	1.78	0.35	100	465		2.4	43	38	33.9	896	307	20.7	69
PS8	DETAILS	EMP (EPMA)	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	47.52		33.3			0.92		0.28	16.63	1.5	0.15		100
T10	DETAILS	XRF	Rock	Igneous Mafic Volcanic	Trachybasalt	53.33	0.64	20.26	2.57	3.75		0.15	2.76	6.72	5	4.47	0.52	100	1171	4	6.3	7	180	8	1234	126	22.1	132

Data from the SESAR Database

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Data from the MaGa Database

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