A proposal of a Hydromagmatic Explosivity Index (HEI) using liquefaction structures. An example in El Golfo volcano (Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain)

  1. M.A. Rodríguez-Pascua 1
  2. N. Sánchez 1
  3. M.A. Perucha 1
  4. I. Galindo 1
  5. R. Pérez López 1
  6. C. Romero 2
  1. 1 Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
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    Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04cadha73

  2. 2 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

Zeitschrift:
Geotemas (Madrid)

ISSN: 1576-5172

Datum der Publikation: 2016

Titel der Ausgabe: IX CONGRESO GEOLÓGICO DE ESPAÑA

Nummer: 16

Seiten: 629-632

Art: Artikel

Andere Publikationen in: Geotemas (Madrid)

Zusammenfassung

The geological record is a suitable tool for the study of eruptive activity in volcanoes. The hydromagmatic explosive eruptions can generate deformation in sediments, which were deposited on the volcanic cone. The hydromagmatic sediments can be liquefied when the energy released by the explosion exceeds seismic magnitudes of 5-5.5 (sand sediment size) or 7.5 (gravel sediment size). Using these thresholds to liquefaction we propose a new Hydromagmatic Explosivity Index (HEI).