A compositional tipping point governing the mobilization and eruption style of rhyolitic magma

D. Di Genova (), S. Kolzenburg, S. Wiesmaier, E. Dallanave, D. R. Neuville, K. U. Hess and D. B. Dingwell
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D. Di Genova: School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
S. Kolzenburg: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
S. Wiesmaier: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
E. Dallanave: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
D. R. Neuville: Géomatériaux, CNRS-IPGP UMR 7154
K. U. Hess: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
D. B. Dingwell: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Nature, 2017, vol. 552, issue 7684, 235-238

Abstract: Measurements of the composition-dependent viscosity of rhyolitic magma reveal a tipping point that changes the physical properties of the melt and controls the transition between effusive and explosive eruptions.

Date: 2017
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