Structural analysis of the eruptive fissures at Mount Etna (Italy)

Mount Etna produces frequent eruptions from its summit craters and from fissures on its flanks. The flank fissures trend approximately radially to the summit, and are mainly concentrated in three rift zones that are located on the NE, S and W flanks. Many flank eruptions result from lateral magma tr...

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Main Authors: Francesco Mazzarini, Salvatore Giammanco, Boris Behncke, Valerio Acocella, Marco Neri, Derek Rust
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) 2011-12-01
Series:Annals of Geophysics
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Online Access:http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/5332