Texture and composition of pumices and scoriae from the Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy): Implications on the dynamics of explosive eruptions

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Piochi, M ^a   Polacci, M ^b   De Astis, G ^a   Zanetti, A ^c   Mangiacapra, A ^a   Vannucci, R ^c,d   Giordano, D ^e  

^a OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Campi Flegrei; Explosive eruptions; Groundmass crystallization; Magma degassing; Rock texture

Indexed keywords

EID: 54449086460     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GC001746     Document Type: Article

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