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 …

First integrated tephrochronological record for the last∼ 190 kyr from the Fucino Quaternary lacustrine succession, central Italy

B Giaccio, EM Niespolo, A Pereira, S Nomade… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present the first integrated tephrochronological study (major and trace elemental glass
composition, Sr and Nd isotope analyses, and 40 Ar/39 Ar dating) for the last one tenth (∼ …

Rhyolite-MELTS: a modified calibration of MELTS optimized for silica-rich, fluid-bearing magmatic systems

GAR Gualda, MS Ghiorso, RV Lemons… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Silicic magma systems are of great scientific interest and societal importance owing to their
role in the evolution of the crust and the hazards posed by volcanic eruptions. MELTS is a …

Late-stage volatile saturation as a potential trigger for explosive volcanic eruptions

MJ Stock, MCS Humphreys, VC Smith, R Isaia… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Magma reservoirs are thought to grow relatively slowly, assembling incrementally under
volatile-saturated conditions. Eruptions may be triggered by injections of volatile-rich melt, or …

Clinopyroxene–liquid thermometers and barometers specific to alkaline differentiated magmas

M Masotta, S Mollo, C Freda, M Gaeta… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2013 - Springer
We present new thermometers and barometers based on clinopyroxene–liquid equilibria
specific to alkaline differentiated magmas. The new models were calibrated through the …

Deep magma storage revealed by multi-method elemental mapping of clinopyroxene megacrysts at Stromboli volcano

T Ubide, J Caulfield, C Brandt, Y Bussweiler… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The magmatic architecture and physicochemical processes inside volcanoes influence the
style and timescale of eruptions. A long-standing challenge in volcanology is to establish the …

Crystallization kinetics in continuous decompression experiments: implications for interpreting natural magma ascent processes

CR Brugger, JE Hammer - Journal of Petrology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Decompression experiments were performed to study the kinetics of plagioclase
crystallization during ascent of hydrous rhyodacite magma. These experiments differ from …

Tracking volatile behaviour in sub-volcanic plumbing systems using apatite and glass: insights into pre-eruptive processes at Campi Flegrei, Italy

MJ Stock, MCS Humphreys, VC Smith… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Volatile elements play an important role in many aspects of the physicochemical architecture
of sub-volcanic plumbing systems, from the liquid line of descent to the dynamics of magma …

Thermodynamic model for energy-constrained open-system evolution of crustal magma bodies undergoing simultaneous recharge, assimilation and crystallization …

WA Bohrson, FJ Spera, MS Ghiorso… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The Magma Chamber Simulator quantifies the impact of simultaneous recharge,
assimilation and crystallization through mass and enthalpy balance in a multicomponent …

Geochemistry of the Phlegraean Fields (Italy) proximal sources for major Mediterranean tephras: Implications for the dispersal of Plinian and co-ignimbritic …

EL Tomlinson, I Arienzo, L Civetta, S Wulf… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2012 - Elsevier
Volcanic activity at Phlegraean Fields, Italy, produced several major marker tephras over a
50ka period. The caldera forming eruptions of the Campanian Ignimbrite (CI) and …