Combining textural and geochemical investigations to explore the dynamics of magma ascent during Plinian eruptions: a Somma–Vesuvius volcano (Italy) case study

L Pappalardo, G Buono, S Fanara… - Contributions to Mineralogy …, 2018 - Springer
Trigger mechanisms and syn-eruptive processes of Plinian eruptions are poorly understood
especially in the case of mafic powerful events. In the last decades, the combined …

Insights Into Processes and Timescales of Magma Storage and Ascent From Textural and Geochemical Investigations: Case Studies From High‐Risk Neapolitan …

L Pappalardo, G Buono - Crustal Magmatic System Evolution …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanisms and timescales of magmatic evolution during storage in crustal reservoirs
and ascent in the volcanic conduit exert an important control on both the evolution of …

Linking magma texture, rheology and eruptive style during the 472 AD Pollena Subplinian eruption (Somma-Vesuvius)

A Vona, C Romano, G Giordano, R Sulpizio - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
The study of medium-large magnitude and intermediate-high intensity eruptions (VEI= 4/5;
Column Height 15–20 km) fed by poorly evolved magmas is one of the main topics in …

A 3D imaging textural characterization of pyroclastic products from the 1538 AD Monte Nuovo eruption (Campi Flegrei, Italy)

A Liedl, G Buono, G Lanzafame, SB Dabagov… - Lithos, 2019 - Elsevier
The explosive volcanic event of the 1538 AD Monte Nuovo eruption (Volcanic Explosivity
Index, VEI= 2) in the Campi Flegrei high-risk caldera (Italy) has a strategic significance in the …

Magmatic stoping during the caldera-forming Pomici di Base eruption (Somma-Vesuvius, Italy) as a fuel of eruption explosivity

G Buono, L Pappalardo, C Harris, BR Edwards… - Lithos, 2020 - Elsevier
Magma-carbonate interactions and the subsequent CO 2 release can occur before and
during an eruption, critically affecting magma storage and ascent processes. However, the …

Magma evolution at La Fossa volcano (Vulcano Island, Italy) in the last 1000 years: evidence from eruptive products and temperature gradient experiments

S Costa, M Masotta, A Gioncada, M Pistolesi… - … to Mineralogy and …, 2020 - Springer
The intense explosive and effusive volcanic activity of the last 1000 years at La Fossa
volcano (Vulcano Island, Italy) was characterized by the eruption of magmas ranging in …

Volatile segregation and generation of highly vesiculated explosive magmas by volatile-melt fining processes: the case of the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption

R Moretti, I Arienzo, V Di Renzo, G Orsi, F Arzilli… - Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The late Pleistocene trachytic Campanian Ignimbrite (> 300 km 3 DRE, ca. 39 ka)
covers the Campanian Plain (Italy) around Naples. It is found behind ridges> 1000 m high at …

Rapid differentiation in a sill-like magma reservoir: a case study from the Campi Flegrei caldera

L Pappalardo, G Mastrolorenzo - Scientific Reports, 2012 - nature.com
In recent decades, geophysical investigations have detected wide magma reservoirs
beneath quiescent calderas. However, the discovery of partially melted horizons inside the …

Paroxysms at Stromboli volcano (Italy): Source, genesis and dynamics

N Métrich, A Bertagnini, M Pistolesi - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Deciphering the triggering mechanisms of violent explosive activity is of broad interest for
understanding the dynamics of basaltic open-vent volcanic systems. For nearly 1300 years …

Texture and composition of pumices and scoriae from the Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy): Implications on the dynamics of explosive eruptions

M Piochi, M Polacci, G De Astis… - Geochemistry …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The Campi Flegrei (CF) caldera is one of the most dangerous quiescent volcanic systems in
the world. Its activity mostly resulted in low‐magnitude explosive eruptions, such as that of …