Formation and dynamics of magma reservoirs

RSJ Sparks, C Annen, JD Blundy… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The emerging concept of a magma reservoir is one in which regions containing melt extend
from the source of magma generation to the surface. The reservoir may contain regions of …

No single model for supersized eruptions and their magma bodies

CJN Wilson, GF Cooper, KJ Chamberlain… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Supereruptions are the largest explosive volcanic eruptions on Earth. They generate
catastrophic, widespread ash-fall blankets and voluminous ignimbrites, with accompanying …

Source reservoir controls on the size, frequency, and composition of large-scale volcanic eruptions

CA Booth, MD Jackson, RSJ Sparks, AC Rust - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Large-scale, explosive volcanic eruptions are one of the Earth's most hazardous natural
phenomena. We demonstrate that their size, frequency, and composition can be explained …

Post-caldera volcanism reveals shallow priming of an intra-ocean arc andesitic caldera: Hunga volcano, Tonga, SW Pacific

M Brenna, SJ Cronin, IEM Smith, A Pontesilli, M Tost… - Lithos, 2022 - Elsevier
Intra-oceanic arcs are typically associated with intermediate (andesitic) cone volcanoes.
However, caldera volcanoes may also form in these settings from very large eruptions …

A new model for the optimal structural context for giant porphyry copper deposit formation

J Piquer, P Sanchez-Alfaro, P Pérez-Flores - Geology, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Porphyry-type deposits are the main global source of copper and molybdenum. An improved
understanding of the most favorable structural settings for the emplacement of these …

Decadal transition from quiescence to supereruption: petrologic investigation of the Lava Creek Tuff, Yellowstone Caldera, WY

HI Shamloo, CB Till - Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2019 - Springer
The magmatic processes responsible for triggering nature's most destructive eruptions and
their associated timescales remain poorly understood. Yellowstone Caldera is a large silicic …

Highly explosive basaltic eruptions driven by CO2 exsolution

CM Allison, K Roggensack, AB Clarke - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
The most explosive basaltic scoria cone eruption yet documented (> 20 km high plumes)
occurred at Sunset Crater (Arizona) ca. 1085 AD by undetermined eruptive mechanisms. We …

The influence of viscoelastic crustal rheologies on volcanic ground deformation: Insights from models of pressure and volume change

M Head, J Hickey, J Gottsmann… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Inelastic rheological behavior, such as viscoelasticity, is increasingly utilized in the modeling
of volcanic ground deformation, as elevated thermal regimes induced by magmatic systems …

Numerical modeling of caldera formation using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)

B Mullet, P Segall… - Geophysical Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Calderas are kilometer-scale basins formed when magma is rapidly removed from shallow
magma storage zones. Despite extensive previous research, many questions remain about …

How accurately can we model magma reservoir failure with uncertainties in host rock rheology?

Y Zhan, PM Gregg - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Forecasting the onset of a volcanic eruption from a closed system requires understanding its
stress state and failure potential, which can be investigated through numerical modeling …