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Petrologic Reconstruction of Magmatic System Variables and Processes

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Bristol BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom, Jon.Blundy@bristol.ac.uk

Kathy Cashman

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1272, U.S.A., cashman@uoregon.edu

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	INTRODUCTION

 
Explosive volcanic eruptions constitute a major class of natural hazard with potentially profound economic and societal consequences. Although such eruptions cannot be prevented and only rarely may be anticipated with any degree of accuracy, better understanding of how explosive volcanoes work will lead to improved volcano monitoring and disaster mitigation. A major goal of modern volcanology is linking of surface-monitored signals from active volcanoes, such as seismicity, ground deformation and gas chemistry, to the subterranean processes that generate them. Because sub-volcanic systems cannot be accessed directly, most of what we know about these systems comes from studies of erupted products. Such studies shed light on what happens underground prior to and during eruptions, thereby providing an interpretative framework for post hoc evaluation of monitoring data. The aim of this review is to present some of the current petrological techniques that can be used for studying eruptive products and for constraining key magmatic variables such as pressure, temperature, and volatile content. We first review analytical techniques, paying particular attention to pitfalls and strategies for analyzing volcanic samples. We then examine commonly used geothermometry schemes, evaluating each by comparison with experimental data not used in the original geothermometer calibrations. As there are few mineral-based geobarometers applicable to magma storage regions, we review other methods used to determine pre-eruptive magma equilibration pressures. We then demonstrate how petrologically-constrained parameters can be compared to the contemporaneous monitoring record. These examples are drawn largely from Mount St. Helens volcano, for which there are abundant petrological and monitoring data. However, we emphasize that our approaches can be applied to any number of active volcanoes worldwide. Finally, we illustrate the application of these techniques to two different types of magmatic systems—large silicic magma chambers and small intermediate-composition magma storage regions—with particular focus on the combined evolution of melt . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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