Compositionally zoned crystals and real-time degassing data reveal changes in magma transfer dynamics during the 2006 summit eruptive episodes of Mt. Etna

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Kahl, Maren ^a,b   Chakraborty, Sumit ^a   Costa, Fidel ^c   Pompilio, Massimo ^d   Liuzzo, Marco ^e   Viccaro, Marco ^f  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^e SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crystal zoning; Gas monitoring; Magma mixing; Mt. Etna; Plumbing system; Timescales

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGMA; OLIVINE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY; ZONING;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84873377455     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-013-0692-7     Document Type: Article

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