Ecological and biotechnological relevance of Mediterranean hydrothermal vent systems

C Rizzo, E Arcadi, R Calogero, V Sciutteri, P Consoli… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marine hydrothermal systems are a special kind of extreme environments associated with
submarine volcanic activity and characterized by harsh chemo-physical conditions, in terms …

The italian quaternary volcanism

AC Stefano Branca, R Cioni, AM Conte… - Alpine and …, 2023 - iris.uniroma1.it
The peninsular and insular Italy are punctuated by Quaternary volcanoes and their rocks
constitute an important aliquot of the Italian Quaternary sedimentary successions. Also away …

Morphostructural setting and tectonic evolution of the central part of the Sicilian Channel (central Mediterranean)

D Civile, G Brancolini, E Lodolo, E Forlin… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Plio-Quaternary tectonic evolution of the central sector of the Sicilian Channel
and the resulting morphostructural setting have been analyzed using a large geophysical …

Explosive eruptive history of Pantelleria, Italy: Repeated caldera collapse and ignimbrite emplacement at a peralkaline volcano

NJ Jordan, SG Rotolo, R Williams, F Speranza… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2018 - Elsevier
A new, pre-Green Tuff (46 ka) volcanic stratigraphy is presented for the peralkaline
Pantelleria Volcano, Italy. New 40Ar/39Ar and paleomagnetic data are combined with …

Fluid-Related Features in the Offshore Sector of the Sciacca Geothermal Field (SW Sicily): The Role of the Lithospheric Sciacca Fault System

D Civile, L Baradello, F Accaino, M Zecchin, E Lodolo… - Geosciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Sciacca basin extends in the southwestern part of Sicily and hosts an important
geothermal field (the Sciacca Geothermal Field) characterized by hot springs containing …

New insights on the evolution of the Linosa volcano (Sicily Channel) from the study of its submarine portions

C Romagnoli, V Belvisi, S Innangi, G Di Martino… - Marine Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Linosa Island represents the emergent tip of a mostly submarine, much wider volcanic
edifice, with at least 96% of its areal extent lying below sea level. Marine geological surveys …

Magmatism along lateral slab edges: Insights from the Diamante‐Enotrio‐Ovidio volcanic‐intrusive complex (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea)

R De Ritis, F Pepe, B Orecchio, D Casalbore… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Volcanic‐intrusive complexes often formed along lateral slab edges as a consequence of
subduction‐induced mantle flow. We investigate this process in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea …

The Graham volcanic field offshore southwestern Sicily (Italy) revealed by high-resolution seafloor mapping and ROV images

D Cavallaro, M Coltelli - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The understanding of submarine monogenetic volcanic fields, especially if located near to
coastal areas, is fundamental for volcanic risk assessment. Using high-resolution …

The paleo-community of the Sciacca red coral

G Bavestrello, F Betti, L Calcagnile, M Canessa… - Facies, 2023 - Springer
The sub-fossil red coral deposits of Sciacca (Sicily Channel) have attracted scientific
attention for nearly 150 years. Their origin and formation have been long questioned and …

Structural analysis and Miocene-to-Present tectonic evolution of a lithospheric-scale, transcurrent lineament: The Sciacca Fault (Sicilian Channel, Central …

J Fedorik, G Toscani, E Lodolo, D Civile, L Bonini… - Tectonophysics, 2018 - Elsevier
Seismo-stratigraphic and structural analysis of a large number of multichannel seismic
reflection profiles acquired in the northern part of the Sicilian Channel allowed a 3-D …