Mercato eruption

The Mercato eruption (Pomici di Mercato) of Mount Vesuvius refers to a Plinian-type eruption that occurred around 8,010 ± 40 14C yr BP (8,890 ± 90 cal yr BP)[1] and is estimated to have had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 5.[2] The eruption was preceded by 7000 years of rest and followed by about 4000 years of rest.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Andronico D, Calderoni G, Cioni R, Sbrana A, Sulpizio R, Santacroce R (1995). "Geological map of Somma-Vesuvius volcano". Period Mineral 64: 77–78.
  2. ↑ Elena Zanella, Roberto Sulpizio, Lucia Gurioli and Roberto Lanza. "Temperatures of the pyroclastic density currents deposits emplaced in the last 22 kyr at Somma–Vesuvius (Italy)".
  3. ↑ M. Aulinas1, 2, L. Civetta1, 3 , M. A. Di Vito1, G. Orsi1, D. Gimeno2 and J. L. Férnandez-Turiel (2007). "The “Pomici di mercato” Plinian eruption of Somma-Vesuvius: magma chamber processes and eruption dynamics". Official Journal of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth`s Interior (IAVCEI). doi:10.1007/s00445-007-0172-z.

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