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Geological Field Trips Società Geologica Italiana 2017 Vol. 9 (1.1) I SPRA Dipartimento per il SERVIZSERVIZIOIO GGEOLOGICOEOLOGICO D’ITALIAD’ITALIA Organo Cartografico dello Stato (legge n°68 del 2-2-1960) ISSN: 2038-4947 The Vesuvius and the other volcanoes of Central Italy Goldschmidt Conference - Florence, 2013 DOI: 10.3301/GFT.2017.01 The Vesuvius and the other volcanoes of Central Italy R. Avanzinelli - R. Cioni - S. Conticelli - G. Giordano - R. Isaia - M. Mattei - L. Melluso - R. Sulpizio GFT - Geological Field Trips geological fieldtrips2017-9(1.1) Periodico semestrale del Servizio Geologico d'Italia - ISPRA e della Società Geologica Italiana Geol.F.Trips, Vol.9 No.1.1 (2017), 158 pp., 107 figs. (DOI 10.3301/GFT.2017.01) The Vesuvius and the other volcanoes of Central Italy Goldschmidt Conference, 2013 Riccardo Avanzinelli1, Raffaello Cioni1, Sandro Conticelli1, Guido Giordano2, Roberto Isaia3, Massimo Mattei2, Leone Melluso4, Roberto Sulpizio5 1. Università degli Studi di Firenze 2. Università degli Studi di Roma 3 3. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia 4. Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” 5. Università degli Studi di Bari Corresponding Authors e-mail addresses: [email protected] - [email protected] Responsible Director Claudio Campobasso (ISPRA-Roma) Editorial Board Editor in Chief M. Balini, G. Barrocu, C. Bartolini, 2 Gloria Ciarapica (SGI-Perugia) D. Bernoulli, F. Calamita, B. Capaccioni, Editorial Responsible W. Cavazza, F.L. Chiocci, Maria Letizia Pampaloni (ISPRA-Roma) R. Compagnoni, D. Cosentino, S. Critelli, G.V. Dal Piaz, C. D'Ambrogi, Technical Editor publishing group Mauro Roma (ISPRA-Roma) P. Di Stefano, C. Doglioni, E. Erba, R. Fantoni, P. Gianolla, L. Guerrieri, Editorial Manager M. Mellini, S. Milli, M. Pantaloni, Maria Luisa Vatovec (ISPRA-Roma) V. Pascucci, L. Passeri, A. Peccerillo, Convention Responsible L. Pomar, P. Ronchi, B.C. Schreiber, Anna Rosa Scalise (ISPRA-Roma) L. Simone, I. Spalla, L.H. Tanner, Alessandro Zuccari (SGI-Roma) C. Venturini, G. Zuffa. ISSN: 2038-4947 [online] http://www.isprambiente.gov.it/it/pubblicazioni/periodici-tecnici/geological-field-trips The Geological Survey of Italy, the Società Geologica Italiana and the Editorial group are not responsible for the ideas, opinions and contents of the guides published; the Authors of each paper are responsible for the ideas, opinions and contents published. Il Servizio Geologico d’Italia, la Società Geologica Italiana e il Gruppo editoriale non sono responsabili delle opinioni espresse e delle affermazioni pubblicate nella guida; l’Autore/i è/sono il/i solo/i responsabile/i. DOI: 10.3301/GFT.2017.01 The Vesuvius and the other volcanoes of Central Italy R. Avanzinelli - R. Cioni - S. Conticelli - G. Giordano - R. Isaia - M. Mattei - L. Melluso - R. Sulpizio geological fieldtrips2017-9(1.1) INDEX Information Itinerary General information .......................................................5 1st Day - Somma-Vesuvius Volcano ...........................42 Emergency contact numbers, hospitals and first aids ..........5 Roman Province: The Neapolitan District ..........................42 Riassunto .....................................................................7 Somma-Vesuvius Volcano ..............................................43 Abstract .......................................................................8 The Stops of the 1st day ................................................53 Itinerary and daily schedule ............................................9 STOP 1.1: the Somma caldera and the Vesuvius crater ....54 STOP 1.2: the Villa di Poppea (Oplontis) – Torre Annunziata ..56 Excursion notes STOP 1.3: Herculaneum excavations ...............................58 3 Geological setting .....................................................11 2nd Day - Campi Flegrei and Roccamonfina Volcano ..60 The alkaline potassic rocks and The Stops of the morning of the 2nd day ...........................70 the Central Mediterranean Region ...................................11 STOP 2.1: the volcanic structure of the Campi Flegrei. Panoramic The volcanic suites .......................................................13 view from the hill of Posillipo in Naples ................................71 The Geodynamic framework ..........................................17 STOP 2.2: the volcanic and hydrothermal activity in the Present day tectonics and kinematics ..............................19 volcano Solfatara .........................................................73 Structural and geological features of the extensional STOP 2.3: the Serapeum and the bradyseism ...................75 Tyrrhenian margin ........................................................21 Roman Province: the Latian Districts ...............................77 Geochronology time of Italian Peninsula volcanism ............25 Day 2 (continue): Roccamonfina Volcano .........................78 Origin of Italian magmatism ..........................................29 The Stops of the afternoon of the 2nd day .............................83 index Subduction-related metasomatism .................................33 STOP 2.4: Monte Lattani and the post-caldera activity ........84 Geodynamic scenario ......................................................37 STOP 2.5: Sessa Aurunca, the caldera-forming ignimbrites ....84 DOI: 10.3301/GFT.2017.01 The Vesuvius and the other volcanoes of Central Italy R. Avanzinelli - R. Cioni - S. Conticelli - G. Giordano - R. Isaia - M. Mattei - L. Melluso - R. Sulpizio 3rd Day - Colli Albani Volcano ...................................86 The Stops of the 3rd day ................................................92 geological fieldtrips2017-9(1.1) STOP 3.1: Vallerano quarry to observe the melilite-bearing pre-caldera lavas .........................................................92 STOP 3.2: the ESMAN (ex IMATER) quarry, the caldera-forming ignimbrites .....................................93 STOP 3.3: Albano maar succession ................................94 STOP 3.4: Tuscolo rim and the caldera .............................96 4th Day - Cimino and Vico nested volcanoes .............96 Stops of the morning of the 4th day ...............................102 STOP 4.1: Vitorchiano neighbourhood: “Peperino” quarry ..103 STOP 4.2: Via Sorianese – Santa Lucia ..........................105 STOP 4.3: Vico Caldera rim ..........................................105 Day 4 (continue): the Vulsini district ..............................107 Stops of the afternoon of the 4th day .............................111 STOP 4.4: Montefiascone: the caldera and the Bolsena Lake .............................................................112 4 STOP 4.5: Montefiascone Volcano, the melilitite of the caldera wall ...............................................................113 STOP 4.6: Civita di Bagnoregio, the distal deposits of the Bolsena Volcanic complex ............................................114 STOP 4.7: thrown stones (autoc. “pietre lanciate”) ..........114 5th Day - The Tuscan Magmatic Province ..................116 The Stops of the 5rd day ..............................................123 STOP 5.0 (optional): San Lorenzo Nuovo ........................124 STOP 5.1: Acquapendente quarry of “selce” ....................124 STOP 5.2: Torre Alfina castle ........................................125 index STOP 5.3: Radicofani neck ...........................................126 STOP 5.4: top of Monte Amiata .....................................128 References ..............................................................131 DOI: 10.3301/GFT.2017.01 The Vesuvius and the other volcanoes of Central Italy R. Avanzinelli - R. Cioni - S. Conticelli - G. Giordano - R. Isaia - M. Mattei - L. Melluso - R. Sulpizio General information Emergency contact numbers geological fieldtrips2017-9(1.1) The Italian Peninsula is unique in the world for the 112 – Carabinieri high number, more than fifty, of recent to active 113 – Police volcanoes characterised by extremely different 115 – Fire figthers petrochemical features and eruption styles. Eight of 118 – First Aid them erupted in historical times. Vesuvius, along with Etna and Stromboli, is one of the most famous Hospitals and first aids volcanoes in the world. The report of the Pompei eruption made by Plinius the young might be Vesuvius area considered the first paper on Volcanology. The Field Presidio Ospedaliero Maresca di Torre Del Greco, Trip will start from Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei, Via Montedoro – tel. +39(0)818824033 the two nearby volcanoes that encircle the city of Torre del Greco (NA) Naples, merging the visit to the escavated ancient Campi Flegrei area town of Hercolaneum to observe the geological Ospedale S. Maria delle Grazie, 5 record of the Pompei eruption, which brought to Via Domitiana, La Schiana – +39(0)818552111 dramatically destroy all the towns around the Pozzuoli (NA) Vesuvius, and the effect of the different eruption phases on buildings. In the following days the field Roccamonfina area trip will move from the Neapolitan area trhough the Ospedale San Rocco Roman Magmatic Province to observe the products Via Sessa Mignano information and the volcanological features of the other Roman Sessa Aurunca (CE) volcanoes make stops at Roccamonfina, Colli Albani (Alban Hills), Vico, Cimino, Vulsinian, Amiata and Colli Albani area Radicofani volcanoes, to have a complete picture of Presidio Ospedaliero “San Sebastiano“ the whole volcanic activity of the Tyrrhenian border Via Tuscolana, 2