[HTML][HTML] A review of plagioclase growth rate and compositional evolution in mafic alkaline magmas: Guidelines for thermometry, hygrometry, and timescales of magma …

P Moschini, S Mollo, A Pontesilli, M Nazzari… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mafic alkaline magmas, such as those feeding the persistent eruptive activity of Stromboli
and Mt. Etna volcanoes in Italy, are dominated by the crystallization of plagioclase via …

An integrated PT-H2O-lattice strain model to quantify the role of clinopyroxene fractionation on REE+ Y and HFSE patterns of mafic alkaline magmas: Application to …

S Mollo, J Blundy, P Scarlato, SP De Cristofaro… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
A correct description and quantification of the geochemical behaviour of REE+ Y (rare earth
elements and Y) and HFSE (high field strength elements) is a key requirement for modeling …

Volcanic crystals as time capsules of eruption history

T Ubide, BS Kamber - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Crystals formed prior to a volcanic event can provide evidence of processes leading to and
timing of eruptions. Clinopyroxene is common in basaltic to intermediate volcanoes …

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 …

The role of undercooling during clinopyroxene growth in trachybasaltic magmas: Insights on magma decompression and cooling at Mt. Etna volcano

M Masotta, A Pontesilli, S Mollo, P Armienti… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Isothermal and undercooling experiments were conducted on one of the most primitive
trachybasalts from Mt. Etna volcano in order to examine the crystallization mechanisms …

The magmatic evolution of South-East Crater (Mt. Etna) during the February–April 2021 sequence of lava fountains from a mineral chemistry perspective

A Musu, RA Corsaro, O Higgins, C Jorgenson… - Bulletin of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The South-East Crater (SEC) at Mt. Etna started a period of lava fountaining in
December 2020, producing over 60 paroxysms until February 2022. The activity had an …

An improved clinopyroxene-based hygrometer for Etnean magmas and implications for eruption triggering mechanisms

C Perinelli, S Mollo, M Gaeta, SP De Cristofaro… - American …, 2016 - degruyter.com
We have refined the clinopyroxene-based hygrometer published by for a better quantitative
understanding of the role of H2O in the differentiation of Etnean magmas. The original …

Reconstruction of magmatic variables governing recent Etnean eruptions: Constraints from mineral chemistry and P–T–fO2–H2O modeling

S Mollo, PP Giacomoni, M Coltorti, C Ferlito, G Iezzi… - Lithos, 2015 - Elsevier
Petrological investigations of active volcanoes are often supported by mass balance,
thermodynamic calculations and/or experiments performed at key conditions. Conversely …

Degassing vs. eruptive styles at Mt. Etna volcano (Sicily, Italy). Part I: Volatile stocking, gas fluxing, and the shift from low-energy to highly explosive basaltic eruptions

R Moretti, N Métrich, I Arienzo, V Di Renzo, A Aiuppa… - Chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Basaltic magmas can transport and release large amounts of volatiles into the atmosphere,
especially in subduction zones, where slab-derived fluids enrich the mantle wedge …

Three years (2011–2013) of eruptive activity at Mt. Etna: Working modes and timescales of the modern volcano plumbing system from micro-analytical studies of …

M Giuffrida, M Viccaro - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Tracking magma dynamics at active volcanoes by using the compositional and textural
records of minerals is becoming an important aspect of modern volcanology to solve key …