Surtseyan volcanism: case studies from Pahvant Butte and Black Point, Western USA

• Main Author: Verolino, Andrea
• Other Authors: White, James D. L., Schipper, C. Ian
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Otago 2019
• Subjects: western USA; Surtseyan eruptions; Lake Bonneville; Lake Russell; Mono Lake; Pahvant Butte; Black Point; Bonneville Lake; Surtsey
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8772

Shallow to emergent basaltic subaqueous explosive eruptions, here referred as Surtseyan, are a source of pyroclastic material expelled from subaqueous vents and transferred to the water column and atmosphere. They can threaten coastal communities in different ways. One of these is through the genera...