Volatile budget of Kilauea volcano

The volatile content of magma in the reservoirs of active volcanoes has an important bearing on problems of petrogenesis, magma degassing, eruption mechanisms, eruption forecasting and monitoring and the environmental impact of eruptions. Volcanic gas compositions and the S content of glasses are us...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1985-01, Vol.313 (6000), p.273-277
Main Authors: Gerlach, Terrence M, Graeber, Edward J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Geochemistry
Humanities and Social Sciences
multidisciplinary
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Soil and rock geochemistry
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Summary:The volatile content of magma in the reservoirs of active volcanoes has an important bearing on problems of petrogenesis, magma degassing, eruption mechanisms, eruption forecasting and monitoring and the environmental impact of eruptions. Volcanic gas compositions and the S content of glasses are used to infer the volatile content and the degassing systematics of magma from the Kilauea volcano. Our results are combined with data for Kilauea's magma supply and distribution over the past 27 yr to calculate the volatile budget of the volcano.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/313273a0