| Mercato eruption | |
|---|---|
| Volcano | Mount Vesuvius |
| Date | 6940 BCE ± 100 years [1] |
| Type | Plinian eruption |
| Location | Campania, Italy |
| VEI | 5 or 6 [1] [2] |
The Mercato eruption (Pomici di Mercato) of Mount Vesuvius was a Plinian eruption that occurred around 8,010 ± 40 14C yr BP (8,890 ± 90 cal yr BP). [3] The Global Volcanism Program claims that the eruption had a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 5, [1] while Zanella et al. (2014) estimate it had a VEI of 6. [2] The eruption was preceded by 7000 years of rest and followed by about 4000 years of rest. [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Vesuvius". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
- ^ a b Elena Zanella; Roberto Sulpizio; Lucia Gurioli; Roberto Lanza (2015). "Temperatures of the pyroclastic density currents deposits emplaced in the last 22 kyr at Somma–Vesuvius (Italy)". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 396 (1): 13–33. Bibcode: 2015GSLSP.396...13Z. doi: 10.1144/SP396.4. hdl: 2318/145279. S2CID 129969700.
- ^ Andronico D, Calderoni G, Cioni R, Sbrana A, Sulpizio R, Santacroce R (1995). "Geological map of Somma-Vesuvius volcano". Period Mineral. 64: 77–78.
- ^ Aulinas, M.; Civetta, L.; Di Vito, M. A.; Orsi, G.; Gimeno, D.; Férnandez-Turiel, J. L. (20 November 2007). "The "Pomici di mercato" Plinian eruption of Somma-Vesuvius: magma chamber processes and eruption dynamics". Bulletin of Volcanology. 70 (7): 825–840. doi: 10.1007/s00445-007-0172-z. S2CID 128505462.
External links
- Stratigraphy and eruptive dynamics of a pulsating Plinian eruption of Somma-Vesuvius: the Pomici di Mercato[ permanent dead link]
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