Mercato eruption

The Mercato eruption (Pomici di Mercato) of Mount Vesuvius refers to a Plinian-type eruption that occurred around 8,010 ± 40 14C yr BP (8,890 ± 90 cal yr BP)[1] and is estimated to have had a Volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 5.[2] The eruption was preceded by 7000 years of rest and followed by about 4000 years of rest.[3]

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References

  1. Andronico D, Calderoni G, Cioni R, Sbrana A, Sulpizio R, Santacroce R (1995). "Geological map of Somma-Vesuvius volcano". Period Mineral 64: 77–78.
  2. Elena Zanella, Roberto Sulpizio, Lucia Gurioli and Roberto Lanza. "Temperatures of the pyroclastic density currents deposits emplaced in the last 22 kyr at Somma–Vesuvius (Italy)".
  3. M. Aulinas1, 2, L. Civetta1, 3 , M. A. Di Vito1, G. Orsi1, D. Gimeno2 and J. L. Férnandez-Turiel (2007). "The "Pomici di mercato" Plinian eruption of Somma-Vesuvius: magma chamber processes and eruption dynamics". Official Journal of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth`s Interior (IAVCEI). doi:10.1007/s00445-007-0172-z.

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