Santorini has erupted many times , with varying degrees of explosivity . There have been at least twelve large explosive eruptions , of which at least four were caldera-forming . The most famous eruption is the Minoan eruption , detailed below . Eruptive products range from basalt all the way to rhyolite , and the rhyolitic products are associated with the most explosive eruptions
Minoan eruption
Minoan eruption
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