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A general viscosity model of Campi Flegrei (Italy) melts

Journal

CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
Volume 290, Issue 1-2, Pages 50-59

Publisher

ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.08.010

Keywords

Micropenetration; Concentric cylinder; Falling sphere; Shoshonites; Latites; Campi Flegrei

Funding

  1. INGV-DPC [V1-UNREST]
  2. EU Volcanic Dynamics Research and Training Network
  3. German Science Foundation

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Viscosities of shoshonitic and latitic melts, relevant to the Campi Flegrei caldera magmas, have been experimentally determined at atmospheric pressure and 0.5 GPa, temperatures between 840 K and 1870 K, and H2O contents from 0.02 to 3.30 wt.%. The concentric cylinder technique was employed at atmospheric pressure to determine viscosity of nominally anhydrous melts in the viscosity range of 10(1.5)-10(3) Pa s. The micropenetration technique was used to determine the viscosity of hydrous and anhydrous melts at atmospheric pressure in the high viscosity range (10(10) p-a s) Falling sphere experiments were performed at 0.5 GPa in the low viscosity range (from 10(0.35) to 10(2.79) Pa s) in order to obtain viscosity data of anhydrous and hydrous melts. The combination of data obtained from the three different techniques adopted permits a general description of viscosity as a function of temperature and water content using the following modified VFT equation: log eta = a + b/(T-C) + d/(T-e).exP(g.w/T) where eta is the viscosity in Pa.s, T the temperature in K. w the H2O content in wt.%, and a, b, c, d, e, and g are the VFT parameters. This model reproduces the experimental data (95 measurements) with a 1 sigma standard deviation of 0.19 and 0.22 log units for shoshonite and latite, respectively. The proposed model has been applied also to a more evolved composition (trachyte) from the same area in order to create a general model applicable to the whole compositional range of Campi Flegrei products. Moreover, speed data have been used to constrain the ascent velocity of latitic, shoshonitic, and trachytic melts within dikes. Using petrological data and volcanological information (geometrical parameters of the eruptive fissure and depth of magma storage), we estimate a time scale for the ascent of melt from 9 km to 4 km depth (where deep and shallow reservoirs, respectively, are located) in the order of few minutes. Such a rapid ascent should be taken into account for the hazard assessment in the Campi Flegrei area. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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