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Volcán Chaitén

Silicic Volcanism in the Southern Patagonian Andes

Editors:

  1. Jonathan M. Castro

    1. Institute for Geosciences, Mainz, Germany

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  2. Alvaro Amigo

    1. National Service of Geology and Mining, Providencia, Chile

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  3. Luis E. Lara

    1. Programa de Riesgo Volcánico, National Service of Geology and Mining, Santiago, Chile

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  • Written by leading experts on silicic volcanoes; can be fully referenced in peer-reviewed literature
  • Includes detailed descriptions of the geochemical and petrological processes that govern volcanic eruption phenomena, offering a valuable educational resource, especially for advanced degree students
  • Presents exhaustive geochemical, mineralogical, and eruption chronology data, as well as archival and archetypal data

Part of the book series: Active Volcanoes of the World (AVOLCAN)

About this book

In the era of modern volcanology, dating back to the eruption of St. Pierre on the Isle of Martinique in 1902, there have been only two directly observed rhyolitic eruptions of significant effect, that of Volcán Chaitén in May of 2008 and of Cordón Caulle in June of 2011. This volume focuses on the eruptive history, petrology and geochemistry, and eruption dynamics at Volcán Chaitén. Considerable attention is given to the 2008 event, as it literally put this volcano on the map as one of the most important case studies in silicic volcanism. The coexistence of humans and volcanoes posers an important backdrop for this chronicle of Chaitén, as its activity in recent and late-prehistorical times has created valuable sources of obsidian for native peoples.
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Keywords

  • Arc Volcanism
  • Explosive Eruption
  • Obsidian
  • Rhyolite
  • Silicic Volcanoes
  • Silisic Volcanism
  • Volcanic Ash
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Geosciences, Mainz, Germany

    Jonathan M. Castro

  • National Service of Geology and Mining, Providencia, Chile

    Alvaro Amigo

  • Programa de Riesgo Volcánico, National Service of Geology and Mining, Santiago, Chile

    Luis E. Lara

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Volcán Chaitén

  • Book Subtitle: Silicic Volcanism in the Southern Patagonian Andes

  • Editors: Jonathan M. Castro, Alvaro Amigo, Luis E. Lara

  • Series Title: Active Volcanoes of the World

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-49663-4Due: 11 December 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49665-8Due: 11 December 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2195-3589

  • Series E-ISSN: 2195-7029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 300

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

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