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Authors: | Pappalardo, L.* Mastrolorenzo, G.* |
Title: | Rapid differentiation in a sill-like magma reservoir: a case study from the campi flegrei caldera | Journal: | Scientific Report | Series/Report no.: | /2 (2012) | Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group | Issue Date: | 2012 | DOI: | 10.1038/srep00712 | Keywords: | magma campi flegrei caldera |
Subject Classification: | 04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.05. Mineralogy and petrology 04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.03. Magmas 04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.05. Volcanic rocks 04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.08. Volcanic risk |
Abstract: | In recent decades, geophysical investigations have detected wide magma reservoirs beneath quiescent calderas. However, the discovery of partially melted horizons inside the crust is not sufficient to put constraints on capability of reservoirs to supply cataclysmic eruptions, which strictly depends on the chemical-physical properties of magmas (composition, viscosity, gas content etc.), and thus on their differentiation histories. In this study, by using geochemical, isotopic and textural records of rocks erupted from the high-risk Campi Flegrei caldera, we show that the alkaline magmas have evolved toward a critical state of explosive behaviour over a time span shorter than the repose time of most volcanic systems and that these magmas have risen rapidly toward the surface. Moreover, similar results on the depth and timescale of magma storage were previously obtained for the neighbouring Somma-Vesuvius volcano. This consistency suggests that there might be a unique long-lived magma pool beneath the whole Neapolitan area. |
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