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- Title
The 18.7 ka phreatomagmatic flank eruption on Etna (Italy): relationship between eruptive activity and sedimentary basement setting.
- Authors
Andronico, Daniele; Branca, Stefano; Carlo, Paola Del
- Abstract
This paper documents a phreatomagmatic flank eruption that occurred 18 700 ± 100 a BP, on the lower north-eastern slope of Etna during the Ellittico volcano activity, which produced fall and surge deposits. This type of eruption is connected to a sedimentary basement ridge at Etna. The interaction between the rising magma and the shallow groundwater hosted in the volcanic pile overlying the impermeable sediments resulted in phreatomagmatic instead of strombolian activity. Three eruptive phases are distinguished based on field and analytical data: (i) an explosive phreatomagmatic opening, (ii) a main phase producing coarse lithic-rich fallout and a strombolian deposit, and (iii) the final pulsating surge-forming phase. The discovery of this phreatomagmatic flank eruption, which occurred at lower altitude, raises important issues for previous hazard assessments at Etna.
- Subjects
SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL geology
- Publication
Terra Nova, 2001, Vol 13, Issue 4, p235
- ISSN
0954-4879
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-3121.2001.00336.x