Publication Date:
2017-04-04
Description:
Bonini (2009) has recently written an interesting paper dealing with the structural setting and relationships to seismicity of a CO2(carbon dioxide)-driven mud volcano, called Pieve S. Stefano (PSS),
located in the Northern Apennines of Italy.We outline here that PSS is not a mud volcano at all. The author erroneously attributes the term ‘‘mud volcano’’ (also featured in the title of the article) to
a CO2-dominant gas manifestation, which should be considered as a ‘‘mofette’’ or more generally a dry CO2-vent (or ‘‘gas pool’’; Minissale et al., 2000; Heinicke et al., 2006). Our comment does not dispute Bonini’s data interpretations and conclusions (for which a first comment has already been made by Collettini, in press), but discusses why misuse of the term ‘‘mud volcano’’ may lead to misquotations in future mud volcano literature.
Description:
Published
Description:
1270-1271
Description:
4.5. Studi sul degassamento naturale e sui gas petroliferi
Description:
JCR Journal
Description:
reserved
Keywords:
Mud volcano
;
Mofette
;
Carbon dioxide
;
Gas manifestation
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03. Hydrosphere::03.04. Chemical and biological::03.04.05. Gases
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
