Fractures and faults in volcanic rocks (Campi Flegrei, southern Italy): Insight into volcano-tectonic processes

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 801-819

  Vitale, Stefano ^a   Isaia, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caldera; Campanian Ignimbrite; Deformation; Neapolitan Yellow Tuff; Structural geology; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; DEFORMATION; FAULT; FRACTURE; IGNIMBRITE; LAVA DOME; NORMAL FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TUFF; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; CAMPI FLEGREI; GREECE; ITALY; LACONIA; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; NEAPOLIS; PELOPONNISOS;

EID: 84896545422     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-013-0979-0     Document Type: Article

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