Evolution of silicic magmas in the Kos-Nisyros volcanic center, Greece: A petrological cycle associated with caldera collapse

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-166

  Bachmann, Olivier ^a   Deering, Chad D ^a,b   Ruprecht, Janina S ^c   Huber, Christian ^d   Skopelitis, Alexandra ^e   Schnyder, Cedric ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^f MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aegean arc; Arc magmatism; Caldera cycle; Large volcanic eruptions; Volcanic petrology

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CALDERA; DACITE; HAFNIUM; HORNBLENDE; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; PETROLOGY; RHYOLITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO; ZIRCON;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; AEGEAN SEA; DODECANESE; GREECE; KOS [DODECANESE]; KOS [SOUTHERN AEGEAN]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NISYROS; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

EID: 84855318421     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00410-011-0663-y     Document Type: Article

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