Geochronology of the most recent activity in the Sabatini Volcanic District, Roman Province, central Italy

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 20-30

  Sottili, G ^a   Palladino, D M ^a   Marra, F ^b   Jicha, B ^c   Karner, D B ^d   Renne, P ^e,f  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Potassic volcanism; Roman Province; Sabatini Volcanic District

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC SEA; CENTRAL ITALY; ERUPTIVE ACTIVITY; EXPLOSIVE ACTIVITY; NEW AGE; POTASSIC VOLCANISM; REGIONAL TECTONICS; ROMAN PROVINCE; SOURCE AREA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTINGS; TIME AND SPACE; TIME CONSTRAINTS; TIME-SPACE; VOLCANIC DISTRICT; VOLCANIC HAZARDS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION; TECTONICS;

VOLCANOES;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CALDERA; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAVA; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TECTONIC SETTING; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANISM;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; LAZIO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SABATINI MOUNTAINS; VITERBO;

EID: 77956267432     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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