Applications of a simplified equation of state for the density of silicate hydrous magmas: The Volcán de Colima (Mexico) buoyancy-driven dome growth process: Similarities and differences with the Popocatépetl volcano domes
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- 作者：Alex Onar Gonzá ; lez-Mellado<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>volcalex@yahoo.com"" rel=""nofollowsup> ; Servando De la Cruz-Reyna<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>sdelacrr@geofisica.unam.mx"" rel=""nofollowsup> ; Carlos Navarro-Ochoa<sup>bsup><sup> ; sup><sup>naoc@ucol.mx"" rel=""nofollowsup>
- 关键词：Colima ; Popocaté ; petl ; equation of state ; density ; dome growth ; water contents
- 刊名：Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
- 出版年：2011
- 出版时间：1 August 2011
- 年：2011
- 卷：205
- 期：1-2
- 页码：17-29
- 全文大小：1447 K
文摘
Colima and Popocatépetl volcanoes began erupting during the second half of the twentieth century after periods or relatively long quiescence. Both eruptive episodes show similarities: persistent dome growth and destruction episodes over periods of decades, and differences: higher rates of magma and gas production at Popocatépetl, with similar magmas (Popocatépetl's slightly more acidic). We use a simplified equation of state (EOS) for calculating the density of the hydrous andesitic magmas of Volcán de Colima in a realistic range of pressures, temperatures and dissolved water content to model the density contrast with the host rock causing buoyancy of the magmatic column. We use this model to explain some aspects of the dome-forming effusive activity of Colima, and compare the results with a similar study made in a previous work on Popocatépetl. This dome-height isostatic model explains well the observed mean heights (around 50 m) of the Colima lava domes with the buoyant force resulting from a 2.5 wt. % H<sub>2sub>O content in the melt, a value consistent with recently published measurements of rock inclusions. The slightly higher H<sub>2sub>O contents required for the observed dome heights at Popocatépetl is explained in terms of the different depths of the isostatic compensation levels, the compositional differences between the magmas, and the structural differences between the volcanic edifices.