SIMP-SGI-AIV-SoGeI 2017 "Geosciences: a tool in a changing world"
P34. Magma chamber and eruptive dynamics resolved by natural and experimental evidences
M. Masotta (UNIPI), A. Vona (UNIROMA3), D. Di Genova (Univ. Bristol, UK), P. Giacomoni (UNIFE), D. Morgavi (UNIPG)
Chemistry, mineralogy and textures of igneous rocks provide records of magma chamber and eruptive processes that operate at different spatial and temporal scales. The quantitative investigation of deep processes such as crystallization, crustal assimilation and magma mixing relies on the truthful characterization of the chemical environment and of the intensive variables (e.g., temperature, pressure, oxygen fugacity) at which each process takes place. At the same time, during magma transport, the timescale of thermodynamic equilibrium processes can be longer than ascent times. As a consequence, disequilibrium conditions may strongly affect degassing, syn-eruptive crystallization and thus magma rheology and eventually fragmentation. On this basis, a deep understanding of these complex processes is possible through: (i) integrated petrographic and chemical analyses of natural products, (ii) experimental parametrization of magmatic variables, as well as experimental determination of magma physical properties, crystallization and degassing kinetics, (iii) numerical and thermodynamic modelling of the processes that control magma evolution and transport to the surface. In this view, we welcome innovative and multidisciplinary contributions from experimental petrology, volcanology and geochemistry that use these approaches to unravel magma chamber and eruptive processes and their timescales.
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