New insights into magma dynamics during last two eruptions of Mount Etna as inferred by geochemical monitoring from 2002 to 2005

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Rizzo, A ^a   Caracausi, A ^a   Favara, R ^a   Martelli, M ^a   Paonita, A ^a   Paternoster, M ^a   Nuccio, P M ^b   Rosciglione, A ^b  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Geochemical monitoring; He isotope; Magma migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 48949113489     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GC001175     Document Type: Article

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