We present in this work data about a peculiar type of alluvial fans formed exclusively by volcaniclastic material from large explosive eruptions. Each alluvial fan results formed by the superimposition of several sedimentary bodies, each of them formed by quite homogeneous volcaniclastic material. Lithological analyses allow us to correlate each sedimentary body with the emplacement of pyroclastics from Phlegrean Fields or Somma-Vesuvius. The development of these alluvial fans is controlled by three main factors: area of dispersion of pyroclastics, morphological features of the supplying basin (i.e. mean slopes and area) and climate. Finally, we present an assessment of the minimum time needed for the complete remobilization of pyroclastics of Pomici di Base and Greenish eruptions.

Landscape response to the deposition of airfall pyroclastics from large explosive eruptions: an example from the Campanian area (Southern Italy)

ZANCHETTA, GIOVANNI
2000-01-01

Abstract

We present in this work data about a peculiar type of alluvial fans formed exclusively by volcaniclastic material from large explosive eruptions. Each alluvial fan results formed by the superimposition of several sedimentary bodies, each of them formed by quite homogeneous volcaniclastic material. Lithological analyses allow us to correlate each sedimentary body with the emplacement of pyroclastics from Phlegrean Fields or Somma-Vesuvius. The development of these alluvial fans is controlled by three main factors: area of dispersion of pyroclastics, morphological features of the supplying basin (i.e. mean slopes and area) and climate. Finally, we present an assessment of the minimum time needed for the complete remobilization of pyroclastics of Pomici di Base and Greenish eruptions.
2000
Sulpizio, R.; Di Vito, M.; Zanchetta, Giovanni
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