The transition from summit to flank activity at Mt. Etna, Sicily (Italy): Inferences from the petrology of products erupted in 2007-2009

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 275, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-60

  Corsaro, Rosa Anna ^a   Miraglia, Lucia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Episodic eruption; Magma mixing; Mt. Etna; Shallow plumbing system; Summit and flank eruption; Trigger of volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; MIXING; PETROGRAPHY;

EPISODIC ERUPTION; FLANK ERUPTIONS; MAGMA MIXING; MT. ETNA; PLUMBING SYSTEMS; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES;

VOLCANOES;

CRATER; EPISODIC EVENT; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISM; PETROLOGY; TRIGGER MECHANISM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84895768915     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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