Publication Date:
2020-12-21
Description:
The lithological and compositional characteristics of eighteen different pyroclastic deposits of Campanian
origin, dated between 125 cal ky BP and 22 cal ky BP, were described. The pyroclastic deposits were
correlated among different outcrops mainly located on the Apennine slopes that border the southern
Campanian Plain. They were grouped in two main stratigraphic and chronologic intervals of regional
significance: a) between Pomici di Base (22.03 cal ky BP; Somma–Vesuvius) and Campanian Ignimbrite
(39 cal ky BP; Campi Flegrei) eruptions; and b) older than Campanian Ignimbrite eruption. Three new 14C
AMS datings support the proposed correlations. Six eruptions were attributed to the Pomici di Base-
Campanian Ignimbrite stratigraphic interval, while twelve eruptions are older than Campanian Ignimbrite. Of
the studied deposits two originated from Ischia island, five are related to Campi Flegrei, and three to Somma–
Vesuvius. Two eruptions have an uncertain correlation with Somma–Vesuvius or Campi Flegrei, while six
eruptions remain of uncertain source. Minimum volumes of five eruptions were assessed, ranging between
0.5 km3 and 4 km3. Two of the studied deposits were correlated with Y-3 and X-5 tephra layers, which are
widely dispersed in the central Mediterranean area. The new stratigraphic and chronologic data provide an
upgraded chrono-stratigraphy for the explosive activity of Neapolitan volcanoes in the period between 125
and 22 cal ky BP.
Description:
Published
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19–48
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3.5. Geologia e storia dei sistemi vulcanici
Description:
JCR Journal
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reserved
Keywords:
Neapolitan volcanoes
;
late Pleistocene
;
explosive eruptions
;
Somma–Vesuvius
;
04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.99. General or miscellaneous
;
04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.08. Sediments: dating, processes, transport
;
04. Solid Earth::04.04. Geology::04.04.10. Stratigraphy
;
04. Solid Earth::04.08. Volcanology::04.08.99. General or miscellaneous
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
