The Recent Volcanism of Flores Island (Azores), Part II: Stratigraphy and Eruptive History of the Comprida Volcanic System
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The Recent Volcanism of Flores Island (Azores), Part II: Stratigraphy and Eruptive History of the Comprida Volcanic SystemData
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Mariana Andrade, Ricardo Ramalho, Adriano Pimentel, Steffen Kutterolf, Armand Hernández, The recent volcanism of Flores Island (Azores), Part II: Stratigraphy and eruptive history of the Comprida Volcanic System, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Volume 438, 2023, 107806, ISSN 0377-0273, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2023.107806. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037702732300063X)
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[Abstract] The stratigraphy and eruptive history of a volcanic system are key to forecast the timing and style of future eruptions. Flores is a small volcanic island in the Azores Archipelago with no record of eruptions since its settlement in the 15th century, although at least six eruptions are known to have occurred during the Holocene. Thus, Flores must be considered potentially active, and its volcanic hazard should not be disregarded. The most recent eruptions clustered at two centres of activity: the Funda Volcanic System (FVS) and the Comprida Volcanic System (CVS). Here, we reconstruct for the first time the eruptive history of CVS, the youngest volcanic system of Flores. Based on detailed tephrostratigraphic and geomorphological work, combined with radiocarbon dating and glass shard geochemistry, we show that – despite featuring five (maybe six) phreatomagmatic craters – CVS was formed in a single volcanic eruption at ∼3180 cal yr BP. This eruption started with Hawaiian-style lava fountaining followed by Strombolian activity, dispersing tephra fallout across the central part of the island. Lava flows were also emitted during the initial phase, which drained to the west and cascaded over the older deposits of the massive slump of Fajãzinha–Fajã Grande, and possibly reached the coastline to form the Fajã Grande lava delta. The initial magmatic phase was followed by phreatomagmatic explosions that formed several maars and tuff rings. Hence, groundwater played an important role in the eruption by transforming a mild Hawaiian-Strombolian eruption into a highly explosive phreatomagmatic event, possibly due to oscillations in the eruption rate. The occurrence of a large landslide contemporary to the eruption, raises the possibility of a combined threat. A new and more robust volcanic hazard assessment for the island involving scientists and civil protection authorities is desirable.
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Ocean island volcano
Monogenetic volcanism
Hawaiian-Strombolian eruption
Phreatomagmatism
Glass geochemistry
Holocene volcanism
Monogenetic volcanism
Hawaiian-Strombolian eruption
Phreatomagmatism
Glass geochemistry
Holocene volcanism
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Atribución 4.0 Internacional
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0377-0273