Havre 2012 pink pumice is evidence of a short-lived, deep-sea, magnetite nanolite-driven explosive eruption

Pink and white raft pumice from the 2012 Havre deep-sea eruption experienced prolonged high-temperature atmospheric oxidation of magnetite to hematite which suggests a short but powerful explosive phase, according to microanalytical investigation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joseph Knafelc, Scott E. Bryan, Michael W. M. Jones, David Gust, Guil Mallmann, Henrietta E. Cathey, Andrew J. Berry, Eric C. Ferré, Daryl L. Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00355-3