Textural heterogeneities in pumices from the climactic eruption of Mount Pinatubo, 15 June 1991, and implications for magma ascent dynamics

M Polacci, P Papale, M Rosi - Bulletin of Volcanology, 2001 - Springer
The climactic event of Mount Pinatubo represents one of the most thoroughly studied
eruptions of the century and has provided important insights into the dynamics of explosive …

Linking experimental and natural vesicle textures in Vesuvius 79AD white pumice

T Shea, L Gurioli, JF Larsen, BF Houghton… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2010 - Elsevier
Vesicle populations in volcanic pumice provide a partial record of shallow magma ascent
and degassing. Here we compare pumice textures from the well-characterized 79AD …

Role of conduit shear on ascent of the crystal-rich magma feeding the 800-year-bp Plinian eruption of Quilotoa Volcano (Ecuador)

M Rosi, P Landi, M Polacci, A Di Muro… - Bulletin of …, 2004 - Springer
We have characterized pumice products belonging to the climactic phase of the 800-year-bp
Quilotoa eruption. Bulk rock compositions, petrography, mineral, and glass chemistry and …

Structure and physical characteristics of pumice from the climactic eruption of Mount Mazama (Crater Lake), Oregon

C Klug, KV Cashman, C Bacon - Bulletin of Volcanology, 2002 - Springer
The vesicularity, permeability, and structure of pumice clasts provide insight into conditions
of vesiculation and fragmentation during Plinian fall and pyroclastic flow-producing phases …

Fragmentation of magma during Plinian volcanic eruptions

JE Gardner, RME Thomas, C Jaupart, S Tait - Bulletin of Volcanology, 1996 - Springer
The ratio of the volume of vesicles (gas) to that of glass (liquid) in pumice clasts (VG/VL)
reflects the degassing and dynamic history experienced by a magma during an explosive …

Pyroclast textural variation as an indicator of eruption column steadiness in andesitic Plinian eruptions at Mt. Ruapehu

N Pardo, SJ Cronin, HMN Wright, CI Schipper… - Bulletin of …, 2014 - Springer
Between 27 and 11 cal. ka BP, a transition is observed in Plinian eruptions at Mt. Ruapehu,
indicating evolution from non-collapsing (steady and oscillatory) eruption columns to …

On the vesicularity of pumice

N Thomas, C Jaupart… - Journal of Geophysical …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
We develop a physical framework for the evolution of vesicular magma fragments after their
formation by fragmentation in explosive eruptions. These fragments are carried by a …

Degassing and microlite crystallization during pre-climactic events of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines

JE Hammer, KV Cashman, RP Hoblitt… - Bulletin of Volcanology, 1999 - Springer
Dacite tephras produced by the 1991 pre-climactic eruptive sequence at Mt. Pinatubo
display extreme heterogeneity in vesicularity, ranging in clast density from 700 to 2580 kg m …

Magmatic processes revealed by textural and compositional trends in Merapi dome lavas

JE Hammer, KV Cashman, B Voight - Journal of Volcanology and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Syn-eruptive degassing of volcanoes may lead to syn-eruptive crystallization of groundmass
phases. We have investigated this process using textural and compositional analysis of …

Highly vesicular pumice generated by buoyant detachment of magma in subaqueous volcanism

MD Rotella, CJN Wilson, SJ Barker, IC Wright - Nature Geoscience, 2013 - nature.com
Many submarine caldera volcanoes are blanketed with deposits of highly vesicular pumice,
typically attributed to vigorous explosive activity,,,. However, it is challenging to relate …