Experimental measurements of the viscosity and melt structure of alkali basalts at high pressure and temperature.
Sci Rep
; 12(1): 2599, 2022 Feb 16.
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Volcanic eruptions are shallow phenomena that represent the final stage of density- and viscosity- driven processes of melt migration from source rocks at upper mantle depths. In this experimental study, we investigated the effect of pressure (0.7-7.0 GPa) and temperature (1335-2000 °C) on the viscosity and the atomic melt structure of a synthetic anhydrous primitive alkaline basalt, an analogue of the pre-eruptive magma that likely feeds the Campi Flegrei Volcanic District at present day. Obtained viscosities (0.5-3.0 Pa s), mobility (0.1-0.4 g cm3 Pa-1 s-1) and ascent velocity (1.5-6.0 m yr-1) are presented to support geochemical and geophysical observations of Campi Flegrei as a critical volcanic district currently undergoing gradual magma recharge at depth.
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