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| Title: | Dike propagation in volcanic edifices: Overview and possible developments |
| Authors: | Acocella, V.* Neri, M.* |
| Keywords: | dikes volcanoes topography tectonic setting eruptions |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2009 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Title of journal: | Tectonophysics |
| Series/Report no.: | /471 (2009) |
| Abstract: | Eruptions are fed by dikes; therefore, better knowledge of dike propagation is necessary to improve our
understanding of how magma is transferred and extruded at volcanoes. This study presents an overview of
dike patterns and the factors controlling dike propagation within volcanic edifices. Largely based on
published data, three main types of dikes (regional, circumferential and radial) are illustrated and discussed.
Dike pattern data from 25 volcanic edifices in different settings are compared to derive semi-quantitative
relationships between the topography (relief, shape, height, and presence of sector collapses) of the volcano,
tectonic setting (presence of a regional stress field), and mean composition (SiO2 content). The overview
demonstrates how dike propagation in a volcano is not a random process; rather, it depends from the
following factors (listed in order of importance): the presence of relief, the shape of the edifice and regional
tectonic control. We find that taller volcanoes develop longer radial dikes, whose (mainly lateral)
propagation is independent of the composition of magma or the aspect ratio of the edifice. Future research,
starting from these preliminary evaluations, should be devoted to identifying dike propagation paths and
likely locations of vent formation at specific volcanoes, to better aid hazards assessment. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2122/5108 |
| URL: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V72-4TN0KSG-6&_user=5381242&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000067082&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=5381242&md5=c4f9d4a51c314bc9eca62294639f4294 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.10.002 |
| Appears in Collections: | 04.08.99. General or miscellaneous 04.07.99. General or miscellaneous Papers Published / Papers in press 05.08.99. General or miscellaneous 04.01.99. General or miscellaneous 04.04.09. Structural geology 03.04.02. Carbon cycling 04.07.05. Stress 05.02.03. Volcanic eruptions 04.08.03. Magmas 04.08.08. Volcanic risk 04.08.06. Volcano monitoring 05.02.99. General or miscellaneous 04.07.07. Tectonics 04.04.99. General or miscellaneous
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