Lithology of the basement underlying the Campi Flegrei caldera: Volcanological and petrological constraints

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 200, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 91-98

  D'Antonio, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Basement; Campi Flegrei caldera; Fractional crystallization; Syenite

Indexed keywords

BASALTIC MAGMA; BASEMENT; CALDERA-FORMING ERUPTION; CAMPANIAN IGNIMBRITE; CAMPI FLEGREI; CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; CARBONATE ROCK; CENOZOIC; DEPTH RANGE; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; GEOPHYSICAL MODELING; IGNIMBRITES; ISOTOPIC FEATURE; LATE QUATERNARY; LITHICS; MAGMA RESERVOIRS; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; NEAPOLITAN YELLOW TUFFS; PARTIALLY MOLTEN ROCKS; SOLID MATERIAL; SYENITE; VOLCANICS;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FELDSPAR; GEOPHYSICS; ISOTOPES; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; PARAFFIN WAXES; SILICATE MINERALS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BUILDINGS;

BASEMENT ROCK; CALDERA; CENOZOIC; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; LITHOLOGY; MAGMA CHAMBER; MASS BALANCE; MESOZOIC; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROLOGY; SYENITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; CAMPI FLEGREI; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA];

EID: 78751573959     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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