Calderas and magma reservoirs

KV Cashman, G Giordano - Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Large caldera-forming eruptions have long been a focus of both petrological and
volcanological studies; petrologists have used the eruptive products to probe conditions of …

Classification of ignimbrites and their eruptions

G Giordano, RAF Cas - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The term “ignimbrite” probably encompasses the one of the largest ranges of deposit types
on Earth, associated with the partial to total collapse of explosive eruption columns feeding …

Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow

MT Gudmundsson, K Jónsdóttir, A Hooper, EP Holohan… - Science, 2016 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The Bárdarbunga caldera volcano in central Iceland collapsed from
August 2014 to February 2015 during the largest eruption in Europe since 1784. An ice-filled …

Magma reservoir failure and the onset of caldera collapse at Kīlauea Volcano in 2018

KR Anderson, IA Johanson, MR Patrick, M Gu, P Segall… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The 2018 rift zone eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai 'i, drained large
volumes of magma from the volcano's summit reservoir system, causing high-rate …

From plutons to magma chambers: Thermal constraints on the accumulation of eruptible silicic magma in the upper crust

C Annen - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2009 - Elsevier
In order to provide new insights into the relationship between plutonism and volcanism,
numerical simulations involving heat transfer computation were used to estimate the …

Understanding caldera structure and development: An overview of analogue models compared to natural calderas

V Acocella - Earth-Science Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
Understanding the structure and development of calderas is crucial for predicting their
behaviour during periods of unrest and to plan geothermal and ore exploitation. Geological …

Catastrophic caldera-forming eruptions: Thermomechanics and implications for eruption triggering and maximum caldera dimensions on Earth

PM Gregg, SL De Silva, EB Grosfils… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Approximately every 100,000 years the Earth experiences catastrophic caldera-forming
“supereruptions” that are considered to be one of the most hazardous natural events on …

Large ignimbrite eruptions and volcano-tectonic depressions in the Central Andes: a thermomechanical perspective

S De Silva, G Zandt, R Trumbull… - Geological Society …, 2006 - lyellcollection.org
The Neogene ignimbrite flare-up of the Altiplano Puna Volcanic Complex (APVC) of the
Central Andes produced one of the best-preserved large silicic volcanic fields on Earth. At …

Reappraisal of Los Humeros Volcanic Complex by New U/Th Zircon and 40Ar/39Ar Dating: Implications for Greater Geothermal Potential

G Carrasco‐Núñez, JP Bernal, P Davila… - Geochemistry …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Longevity and size of magmatic systems are fundamental factors for assessing the potential
of a geothermal field. At Los Humeros volcanic complex (LHVC), the first caldera‐forming …

Repeating caldera collapse events constrain fault friction at the kilometer scale

P Segall, K Anderson - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Fault friction is central to understanding earthquakes, yet laboratory rock mechanics
experiments are restricted to, at most, meter scale. Questions thus remain as to the …