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Mount Etna: Geochemical signals of magma ascent and unusually extensive plumbing system
Francesco ItalianoGiovannella PecorainoSalvatore GiammancoAntonio PaonitaP. M. NuccioAndrea Luca RizzoRocco FavaraAntonio Caracausisubject
geographyGeophysicsgeography.geographical_feature_categoryVolcanoMagmaGeochemistryGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesMineralogyFault (geology)MountGeologyIsotopic compositiondescription
] FiveyearsofgasmonitoringfromselectedsitessuggestthatMtEtna’splumbingsystemismuchmoreextensivethanpreviously reported. It extends at least 40 km SW from thevolcano’s boundary along the NE-SW regional fault, whereit discharges about 200 tons/day of gas, containing heliumwith mantle-type isotopic composition. Synchronousvariations of
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-01 | Geophysical Research Letters |