Understanding Open-Vent Volcanism and Related Hazards

A 50 yr eruption of a basaltic composite cone: Pacaya, Guatemala
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Published:November 01, 2013
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William I. Rose, José Luis Palma, Rüdiger Escobar Wolf, Rubén Otoniel Matías Gomez, 2013. "A 50 yr eruption of a basaltic composite cone: Pacaya, Guatemala", Understanding Open-Vent Volcanism and Related Hazards, William I. Rose, José Luis Palma, Hugo Delgado Granados, Nick Varley
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After 200 yr of repose, Pacaya Volcano resumed Strombolian activity in 1961 and has remained active until the time of this writing (2013). A three-dimensional map of 50 yr of nearly continuous activity of Pacaya depicts an accumulation of homogeneous, crystal-rich high-Al basalt on the west side of a preexisting cone. The material erupted is loose and welded spatter, volcanic ash, and 249 pahoehoe and a‘a lava flows, most of which were extruded in a few days, and most have extended less than 2 km in length from vents near the 2500-m-high summit down slopes of 20°–33°. The configuration of...