Volcanic geology and petrology of the Val Calanna succession (Mt. Etna, Southern Italy): Discovery of a new eruptive Center

Periodico di Mineralogia

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-307

  Nicotra, Eugenio ^a   Ferlito, Carmelo ^a   Viccaro, Marco ^a   Cristofolini, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystal fractionation; Geological survey; Magma differentiation; Shallow feeding system; Valle del Bove

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855205189     PISSN: 03698963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2451/2011PM0021     Document Type: Article

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