Degassing behaviour of vesiculated basaltic magmas: An example from Ambrym volcano, Vanuatu Arc

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 233-234, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-64

  Polacci, Margherita ^a   Baker, Don R ^b   La Rue, Alexandra ^b   Mancini, Lucia ^c   Allard, Patrick ^d  

^a SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

3D X ray micro tomography analysis; Ambrym; Basaltic scoria; Crystal effect; Magma convection; Volcanic degassing

Indexed keywords

AMBRYM; BASALTIC SCORIA; CRYSTAL EFFECTS; VOLCANIC DEGASSING; X-RAY MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY;

DEGASSING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLCANOES;

BASALT;

BASALT; CLAST; CONVECTION; CRATER; DEGASSING; ISLAND ARC; MAGMA; PERMEABILITY; POWER LAW; RHEOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOMOGRAPHY; VESICLE;

AMBRYM; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; STROMBOLI; VANUATU;

EID: 84860998150     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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