The role of magma mixing in triggering the current eruption at the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat

Murphy, M. D., Sparks, R. S., Barclay, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6122-197X, Carroll, M. R., Lejeune, A. M., Brewer, T. S., Macdonald, R. and Black, S. (1998) The role of magma mixing in triggering the current eruption at the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat. Geophysical Research Letters, 25 (18). pp. 3433-3436. ISSN 1944-8007

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Abstract

The andesite lava currently erupting at the Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, contains ubiquitous mafic inclusions which show evidence of having been molten when incorporated into the andesite. The andesite phenocrysts have a range of textures and zonation patterns which suggest that non-uniform reheating of the magma occurred shortly before the current eruption. Reheating resulted in remobilisation of the resident magma and may have induced eruption.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Volcanoes@UEA (former - to 2018) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences and Natural Hazards (former - to 2017)
Depositing User:	Rachel Snow
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2011 10:56
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 10:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/27302
DOI:	10.1029/98GL00713

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