Plio-Quaternary Volcanism in Italy Petrology, Geochemistry, Geodynamics

Central-Southern Italy and the Tyrrhenian Sea are the sites of extensive Plio-Quaternary magmatic activity. The rock compositions include crustal anatectic granites and rhyolites, tholeiitic, calc-alkaline, shoshonitic volcanics, and potassic to ultrapotassic and Na-alkaline volcanics. This very wid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peccerillo, Angelo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2005, 2005
Edition:1st ed. 2005
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Plio-Quaternary Magmatism in Italy: An Introductory Overview
  • The Tuscany Province
  • The Intra-Apennine Province
  • The Roman Province
  • The Ernici-Roccamonfina Province
  • The Campania Province, Pontine Islands, and Mount Vulture
  • The Aeolian arc
  • The Sicily Province
  • Sardinia and the Southern Tyrrhenian Sea
  • Petrogenesis and Geodynamics in Italy