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Role of lava tubes in flows from the Observatory Vent, 1971 Eruption on Mount Etna

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. E. Guest ,
J. R. Underwood  and
R. Greeley
J. E. Guest
Affiliation:
University of London Observatory, Mill Hill Park, London, NW7 2QS, U.K.
J. R. Underwood
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Thompson Hall, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, U.S.A.
R. Greeley
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, U.S.A.
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Summary

The role of tubes in aa flows may be more important than previously recognized. On Etna they are commonly found in the near-vent areas of aa flows. A study of tubes associated with the 1971 Observatory Vent on Etna suggests that ephemeral boccas on the flow surface downslope of the main vent were fed by tubes.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 117 , Issue 6 , November 1980 , pp. 601 - 606
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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