A hearth found in the North-West from the Bay of plenty at a depth of 9.5 meters.
New Zealand is no stranger to volcanoes, so recently in its territory again recorded the focus of an accumulation of magma.
Detailed information published in the scientific journal Earth.
Experts studied the motion of the earth in the center of the most active volcanic zones of the country and came across a surprising discovery. In the North-West from the Bay of plenty at a depth of 9.5 metres beneath the surface scientists have discovered a hearth, which accumulated magma.
Geologists were surprised to find, as the camera was not directly under the volcano and almost on the surface. Most likely, the breed that has recently melted and penetrated the area with a previously unknown igneous rocks.