scholarly journals Gravimetric Constraints on the Hydrothermal System of the Campi Flegrei Caldera

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Young ◽  
R. Isaia ◽  
J. Gottsmann
Keyword(s):  
Hydrothermal System ◽  
Campi Flegrei ◽  
Campi Flegrei Caldera

scholarly journals A roadmap for amphibious drilling at the Campi Flegrei caldera: insights from a MagellanPlus workshop

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 29-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Sacchi ◽  
Giuseppe De Natale ◽  
Volkhard Spiess ◽  
Lena Steinmann ◽  
Valerio Acocella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrothermal System ◽  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Campi Flegrei ◽  
Magma Chambers ◽  
Pyroclastic Deposits ◽  
Campi Flegrei Caldera ◽  
Magma Reservoirs ◽  
Campanian Plain ◽  
International Ocean Discovery Program

Abstract. Large calderas are among the Earth's major volcanic features. They are associated with large magma reservoirs and elevated geothermal gradients. Caldera-forming eruptions result from the withdrawal and collapse of the magma chambers and produce large-volume pyroclastic deposits and later-stage deformation related to post-caldera resurgence and volcanism. Unrest episodes are not always followed by an eruption; however, every eruption is preceded by unrest. The Campi Flegrei caldera (CFc), located along the eastern Tyrrhenian coastline in southern Italy, is close to the densely populated area of Naples. It is one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth and represents a key example of an active, resurgent caldera. It has been traditionally interpreted as a nested caldera formed by collapses during the 100–200 km3 Campanian Ignimbrite (CI) eruption at ∼39 ka and the 40 km3 eruption of the Neapolitan Yellow Tuff (NYT) at ∼15 ka. Recent studies have suggested that the CI may instead have been fed by a fissure eruption from the Campanian Plain, north of Campi Flegrei. A MagellanPlus workshop was held in Naples, Italy, on 25–28 February 2017 to explore the potential of the CFc as target for an amphibious drilling project within the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) and the International Continental Drilling Program (ICDP). It was agreed that Campi Flegrei is an ideal site to investigate the mechanisms of caldera formation and associated post-caldera dynamics and to analyze the still poorly understood interplay between hydrothermal and magmatic processes. A coordinated onshore–offshore drilling strategy has been developed to reconstruct the structure and evolution of Campi Flegrei and to investigate volcanic precursors by examining (a) the succession of volcanic and hydrothermal products and related processes, (b) the inner structure of the caldera resurgence, (c) the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the hydrothermal system and offshore sediments, and (d) the geological expression of the phreatic and hydromagmatic eruptions, hydrothermal degassing, sedimentary structures, and other records of these phenomena. The deployment of a multiparametric in situ monitoring system at depth will enable near-real-time tracking of changes in the magma reservoir and hydrothermal system.

scholarly journals CO2 and H2S Degassing at Fangaia Mud Pool, Solfatara, Campi Flegrei (Italy): Origin and Dynamics of the Pool Basin

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1051
Author(s):  
Dmitri Rouwet ◽  
Giancarlo Tamburello ◽  
Tullio Ricci ◽  
Alessandra Sciarra ◽  
Francesco Capecchiacci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrothermal System ◽  
Co2 Flux ◽  
Campi Flegrei ◽  
Gas Migration ◽  
Campi Flegrei Caldera ◽  
Active Crater ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Solfatara Crater

The Fangaia mud pool provides a “window” into the hydrothermal system underlying the degassing Solfatara crater, which is the most active volcanic centre inside the restless Campi Flegrei caldera, Southern Italy. The present study aimed at unravelling the degassing dynamics of CO2 and H2S flushing through the pH 1.2 steam-heated Fangaia mud pool, an ideal field laboratory as a proxy of an active crater lake. Our results from MultiGAS measurements above Fangaia’s surface show that H2S scrubbing, demonstrated by high CO2/H2S ratios, was most efficient in the portions of the basin affected by diffusive degassing. Convective bubbling degassing instead was the most effective mechanism to release gas in quantitative terms, with lower CO2/H2S ratios, similar to the Solfatara crater fumaroles, the high-T end member of the hydrothermal system. Unsurprisingly, total estimated CO2 and H2S fluxes from the small Fangaia pool (~184 m2 in June 2017) were at least two orders of magnitude lower (CO2 flux < 64 t/d, H2S flux < 0.5 t/d) than the total CO2 flux of the Campi Flegrei caldera (up to 3000 t/d for CO2), too low to affect the gas budget for the caldera, and hence volcano monitoring routines. Given the role of the rising gas as “sediment stirrer”, the physical and chemical processes behind gas migration through a mud pool are arguably the creating processes giving origin to Fangaia. Follow-up studies of this so far unique campaign will help to better understand the fast dynamics of this peculiar degassing feature.

scholarly journals The Campi Flegrei caldera unrest: Discriminating magma intrusions from hydrothermal effects and implications for possible evolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 108-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Troise ◽  
Giuseppe De Natale ◽  
Roberto Schiavone ◽  
Renato Somma ◽  
Roberto Moretti
Keyword(s):  
Campi Flegrei ◽  
Campi Flegrei Caldera ◽  
Caldera Unrest
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