Cryptic evolved melts beneath monotonous basaltic shield volcanoes in the Galápagos Archipelago

In this study the authors show that monotonous basaltic volcanoes can host a range of melts in their sub-volcanic systems, extending to rhyolitic compositions. The study implies that volcanoes which have produced monotonous basaltic lavas on long timescales could transition to more explosive, silica...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Stock, Dennis Geist, David A. Neave, Matthew L. M. Gleeson, Benjamin Bernard, Keith A. Howard, Iris Buisman, John Maclennan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17590-x