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Holocene Explosive Eruptions in the Rungwe Volcanic Province, Tanzania

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dc.creator Fontijn, Karen
dc.creator Ernst, Gerald G.J.
dc.creator Elburg, Marlina A.
dc.creator Williamson, David
dc.creator Abdallah, Edista
dc.creator Kwelwa, Shimba
dc.creator Mbede, Evelyne I.
dc.creator Jacobs, Patric
dc.date 2016-09-21T16:59:55Z
dc.date 2016-09-21T16:59:55Z
dc.date 2010-07
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T08:58:19Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T08:58:19Z
dc.identifier Fontijn, K., Ernst, G.G., Elburg, M.A., Williamson, D., Abdallah, E., Kwelwa, S., Mbede, E. and Jacobs, P., 2010. Holocene explosive eruptions in the Rungwe Volcanic Province, Tanzania. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 196(1), pp.91-110.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4095
dc.identifier org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.07.021
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4095
dc.description Full text can be accessed at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377027310002404
dc.description The Holocene explosive eruptive record of Rungwe and Ngozi volcanoes of the Rungwe Volcanic Province in Tanzania was reconstructed based on detailed stratigraphic field evidence combined with whole-rock major and trace element analyses of tephra samples. This reconstruction is supported by 25 new radiocarbon dates on palaeosols that provide additional constraints on the Holocene tephro-chronostratigraphy. We show evidence of two catastrophic Ngozi eruptions and five Rungwe pumice fallout deposits, and also identify several more intercalated poorly preserved pumice and ash deposits. The Ngozi eruptions probably played a role in shaping the present-day caldera. The Rungwe record includes a ca. 2.2 km3 deposit of a Plinian-style eruption dated at ca. 4 ka, a sub-Plinian one at ca. 2 ka and at least three additional smaller-scale fallout deposits. The Rungwe explosive eruptive record shows that the volcano has been frequently active in its late Holocene past. This study highlights the need for volcanic monitoring in the region and presents herewith the first basis of future volcanic hazard assessment.
dc.language en
dc.subject Rungwe Volcanic Province
dc.subject Eruptive history
dc.subject Explosive eruptions
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Volcanic hazard assessment
dc.title Holocene Explosive Eruptions in the Rungwe Volcanic Province, Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article


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