CO2-driven large mafic explosive eruptions: The Pozzolane Rosse case study from the Colli Albani Volcanic District (Italy)

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-256

  Freda, Carmela ^a   Gaeta, Mario ^a,b   Giaccio, Biagio ^c   Marra, Fabrizio ^a   Palladino, Danilo M ^b   Scarlato, Piergiorgio ^a   Sottili, Gianluca ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate assimilation; CO2; Colli Albani; Eruption magnitude; Mafic explosive eruptions; Potassic volcanism; Pyroclastic flow

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PETROGRAPHY; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WALL ROCK;

ALBAN HILLS; APENNINES; ITALY; LAZIO;

EID: 79955692429     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-010-0406-3     Document Type: Article

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