Gas burst vs. gas-rich magma recharge: A multidisciplinary study to reveal factors controlling triggering of the recent paroxysmal eruptions at Mt. Etna

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 278-279, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-13

  Viccaro, Marco ^a   Garozzo, Ileana ^a   Cannata, Andrea ^b   Di Grazia, Giuseppe ^b   Gresta, Stefano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Etna; Paroxysmal activity; Plagioclase; Texture; Triggering eruptive mechanism; Volcanic tremor

Indexed keywords

FELDSPAR; GAS BURSTS; IRON; PETROGRAPHY; SIEVES; TEXTURES;

COMPOSITIONAL ZONING; ETNA; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PLAGIOCLASE; PLAGIOCLASE CRYSTALS; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; TRIGGERING MECHANISM; VOLCANIC TREMOR;

VOLCANOES;

AMPLITUDE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGMA; PLAGIOCLASE; TEXTURE; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS; VOLCANOLOGY;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84899681802     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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