Tephrostratigraphic dating of the pre-1300 AD SE flank eruptions of Mt Etna.

Del Carlo, Paola; Branca, Stefano

Tephrostratigraphic dating of the pre-1300 AD SE flank eruptions of Mt Etna.

Author(s)

Del Carlo, Paola

Branca, Stefano

Language

English

Status

Published

JCR Journal

N/A or not JCR

Peer review journal

Yes

Journal

Acta Vulcanologica

Issue/vol(year)

/10 (1998)

ISSN

1121-9114

Electronic ISSN

1121-9114

Pages (printed)

33-37

Date Issued

1998

URI

https://www.earth-prints.org/handle/2122/57750

Abstract

Tephrostratigraphy was applied for the first time on Mt Etna in order to establish the relative age of previously undated eruptions on the SE flank. A scoria fall layer produced by the 122 BC Plinia eruption was used as the stratigraphic marker.

Type

article

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2.69 MB

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Adobe PDF

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