Volcanic edifice weakening via devolatilization reactions

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1073-1077

  Mollo, Silvio ^a   Vinciguerra, Sergio ^a   Iezzi, Gianluca ^a,b   Iarocci, Alessandro ^a   Scarlato, Piergiorgio ^a   Heap, Michael J ^c   Dingwell, Donald B ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experimental volcanism; Phase transitions; Volcanic hazards and risks

Indexed keywords

DECARBONATION; DEHYDROXYLATIONS; DEVOLATILIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL VOLCANISM; FLANK COLLAPSE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGMATIC TEMPERATURES; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SEISMIC VELOCITIES; VOLCANIC EDIFICE; VOLCANIC HAZARD MITIGATION; VOLCANIC HAZARDS;

BUILDINGS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CLAY MINERALS; HAZARDS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

VOLCANOES;

BASEMENT ROCK; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CLAY MINERAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITHOLOGY; MAGMATISM; NATURAL HAZARD; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; VOLATILIZATION; VOLCANISM;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 80051791871     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05097.x     Document Type: Article

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