Origins and energetics of maar volcanoes: Examples from the ultrapotassic Sabatini Volcanic District (Roman Province, Central Italy)

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 163-186

  Sottili, Gianluca ^a,b   Palladino, Danilo M ^a   Gaeta, Mario ^a   Masotta, Matteo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crater excavation; Crater subsidence; Eruption energy; Hydromagmatism; Maar; Potassic volcanism

Indexed keywords

CRATER; ENERGY BUDGET; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAAR; MAGMA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHONOLITE; SHOSHONITE; TRACHYTE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

ITALY; LAZIO; SABATINI MOUNTAINS; VITERBO;

EID: 84855474952     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0506-8     Document Type: Article

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