Thermal weakening of the carbonate basement under Mt. Etna volcano (Italy): Implications for volcano instability

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 250, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-60

  Heap, M J ^a   Mollo, S ^b   Vinciguerra, S ^c   Lavallee Y ^d   Hess, K U ^e   Dingwell, D B ^e   Baud, P ^a   Iezzi, G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonate basement; CO2 budget; Decarbonation; Microstructure; Mt. Etna; Strength; Temperature; Thermo gravimetric analysis; Ultrasonic wave velocities; Vp Vs ratio; X ray powder diffraction

Indexed keywords

DECARBONATION; MT. ETNA; STRENGTH; ULTRASONIC WAVE VELOCITY; VP/VS RATIO;

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POISSON RATIO; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE; VOLCANOES; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

BASEMENT ROCK; CARBONATE ROCK; DEGASSING; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT SOURCE; INSTABILITY; MAGMA CHAMBER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POISSON RATIO; POROSITY; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLCANO;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84869133145     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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