Acquasparta volcano
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Italy, 42.65°N / 12.3°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Acquasparta volcano books
Italy, 42.65°N / 12.3°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Acquasparta volcano books
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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Acquasparta volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Acquasparta volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
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Background:
Acquasparta is characterized by monogenetic centers aligned N-S along a 10 km line. It's pyroclastic flow, fall, and surge deposits form a small plateau and are likely of phreatomagmatic origin. Ar/Ar dating of these products has produced an age of about 390 ka (Peccerillo, 2005).---
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