Controls on explosive-effusive volcanic eruption styles

M Cassidy, M Manga, K Cashman… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
One of the biggest challenges in volcanic hazard assessment is to understand how and why
eruptive style changes within the same eruptive period or even from one eruption to the next …

Magma/suspension rheology

S Kolzenburg, MO Chevrel… - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
When considering the rheology of a suspension the fundamental physical aspect to be
quantified is the redistribution of strain between the deformable matrix fraction of the …

In situ observation of nanolite growth in volcanic melt: A driving force for explosive eruptions

D Di Genova, RA Brooker, HM Mader, JWE Drewitt… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Although gas exsolution is a major driving force behind explosive volcanic eruptions,
viscosity is critical in controlling the escape of bubbles and switching between explosive and …

Oxide nanolitisation-induced melt iron extraction causes viscosity jumps and enhanced explosivity in silicic magma

F Cáceres, KU Hess, M Eitel, M Döblinger… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Explosivity in erupting volcanoes is controlled by the degassing dynamics and the viscosity
of the ascending magma in the conduit. Magma crystallisation enhances both …

A chemical threshold controls nanocrystallization and degassing behaviour in basalt magmas

A Scarani, A Zandonà, F Di Fiore, P Valdivia… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
An increasing number of studies are being presented demonstrating that volcanic glasses
can be heterogeneous at the nanoscale. These nano-heterogeneities can develop both …

Silicate melt inclusions in the new millennium: A review of recommended practices for preparation, analysis, and data presentation

EF Rose-Koga, AS Bouvier, GA Gaetani, PJ Wallace… - Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mineral-hosted melt inclusions have become an important source of information on
magmatic processes. As the number of melt inclusion studies increases, so does the need to …

Can nanolites enhance eruption explosivity?

F Cáceres, FB Wadsworth, B Scheu… - …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Degassing dynamics play a crucial role in controlling the explosivity of magma at erupting
volcanoes. Degassing of magmatic water typically involves bubble nucleation and growth …

Structure and properties of alkali aluminosilicate glasses and melts: Insights from deep learning

C Le Losq, AP Valentine, BO Mysen… - … et cosmochimica acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Aluminosilicate glasses and melts are of paramount importance for geo-and materials
sciences. They include most magmas, and are used to produce a wide variety of everyday …

Rheology of nanocrystal-bearing andesite magma and its roles in explosive volcanism

S Okumura, K Uesugi, A Goto, T Sakamaki… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Recent petrological and experimental studies have proposed that explosive volcanism may
originate from the formation of nanoscale crystals in magma and the resultant ductile–brittle …

Unravelling the effect of nano-heterogeneity on the viscosity of silicate melts: Implications for glass manufacturing and volcanic eruptions

D Di Genova, A Zandona, J Deubener - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2020 - Elsevier
Traditionally depicted as homogeneous materials, manmade and volcanic glasses are often
subjected to nanostructuration during demixing and crystallization of their parental melt …