The fellow in UK who came up with the idea said the explosion was so big it launched the magma far beyond the stratosphere ~ the result is no big deposits anywhere.
That's a giant crock. No matter how big the eruption you get deep deposits near the eruption( and downwind) and smaller eruptions farther way.
"Near" the eruption in question you now find open ocean. Contemporary records report that before this particular explosion Sumatra and Java were ONE ISLAND.
You really have to take a look at where this particular volcano is located these days.
35 posted on 04/18/2005 5:32:42 PM PDT by muawiyah