The 1723 A.D. violent strombolian and phreatomagmatic eruption at Irazú Volcano, Costa Rica

The largest of the recorded historic eruptions at Irazú volcano began on February 16, 1723 and lasted until at least December 11. We here critically examine deposits of this eruption exposed on the summit of Irazú. Our reconstruction of the eruption is based on the unique chronicle of the Spanish go...

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Main Authors: Guillermo E. Alvarado, Hans-Ulrich Schmincke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2013-06-01
Series:Revista Geológica de América Central
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-70242013000100003&lng=en&tlng=en