Salt shell fallout during the ash eruption at the Nakadake crater, Aso volcano, Japan: evidence of an underground hydrothermal system surrounding the erupting vent

Salt shell fallout during the ash eruption at the Nakadake crater, Aso volcano, Japan: evidence of an underground hydrothermal system surrounding the erupting vent

Abstract A hot and acid crater lake is located in the Nakadake crater, Aso volcano, Japan. The volume of water in the lake decreases with increasing activity, drying out prior to the magmatic eruptions. Salt-rich materials of various shapes were observed, falling from the volcanic plume during the a...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Shinohara, Nobuo Geshi, Akihiko Yokoo, Takahiro Ohkura, Akihiko Terada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
Aso volcano
Hydrothermal system
Salt
Fallouts
Ash leachate
Volcanic eruption
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0798-4

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