Major explosive activity in the Monti Sabatini Volcanic District(central Italy) over the 800-390ka interval: Geochronological-geochemical overview and tephrostratigraphic implications

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-101

  Marra, F ^a   Sottili, G ^b   Gaeta, M ^c,f   Giaccio, B ^b   Jicha, B ^d   Masotta, M ^c,f   Palladino, D M ^c,f   Deocampo, D M ^e  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Geochemistry; Geochronology; High K magmatism; Monti Sabatini Volcanic District; Tephrostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLASS; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CENTRAL ITALY; DISCRIMINATION DIAGRAM; DISTAL TEPHRA LAYERS; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MAGMATISMS; TEPHROSTRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC DISTRICT;

VOLCANOES;

DATA SET; DATING METHOD; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; LAZIO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SABATINI MOUNTAINS; VITERBO;

EID: 84900446940     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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