An article (Gennaro et al., 2023, 456–457, 107325) recently published in Lithos proposes a model for the transcrustal magmatic plumbing system at the Marsili Seamount, a massive and still active volcanic centre at the Southern Tyrrhenian back-arc spreading ridge. Their model is based on a combination of geophysical and petrochemical data, the former confined to the axial zone of the Marsili volcano while the latter mostly refer to literature data dealing with samples collected from various sectors of the volcano. This comment questions the rationality of the proposed model, documenting that it is poorly constrained and, at places, incorrect.
Comment on Gennaro et al., 2023, Lithos 456-457, 107325, Large silicic magma chambers at the Moho depth characterize the multi-level plumbing system of back-arc spreading ridges / Trua, T.. - In: LITHOS. - ISSN 0024-4937. - 478-479:(2024). [10.1016/j.lithos.2024.107622]
Comment on Gennaro et al., 2023, Lithos 456-457, 107325, Large silicic magma chambers at the Moho depth characterize the multi-level plumbing system of back-arc spreading ridges
Trua T.
Writing – Review & Editing
2024-01-01
Abstract
An article (Gennaro et al., 2023, 456–457, 107325) recently published in Lithos proposes a model for the transcrustal magmatic plumbing system at the Marsili Seamount, a massive and still active volcanic centre at the Southern Tyrrhenian back-arc spreading ridge. Their model is based on a combination of geophysical and petrochemical data, the former confined to the axial zone of the Marsili volcano while the latter mostly refer to literature data dealing with samples collected from various sectors of the volcano. This comment questions the rationality of the proposed model, documenting that it is poorly constrained and, at places, incorrect.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.