A number of new analogue models studying caldera architecture and development have been recently performed under different conditions (apparatus, materials, scaling parameters, stress conditions). An overview of the experiments reveals a consistent scenario for caldera structure and development, regardless of any imposed boundary condition. In fact, a complete collapse can be summarized through four main stages, proportional to the amount of subsidence, progressively characterized by a: 1) downsag, 2) reverse ring fault; 3) peripheral downsag, 4) peripheral normal ring fault. A brief comparison to natural cases shows that all these experimental structures, as well as their development, are commonly observed, even at various scales. Such a consistency between models and nature suggests a wide applicability of the results. The four evolutionary stages adequately explain the architecture and development of the established caldera end-members (downsag, piston, funnel, piecemeal, trapdoor) along a continuum, where one or more end-members may correspond to a specific stage. While such a continuum is controlled by progressive subsidence, specific collapse geometries result from secondary contributory factors (roof aspect ratio, collapse symmetry, pre-existing faults). The proposed evolutionary scheme incorporates not only the geometric features of calderas, but more importantly, also their genetic features.

Acocella, V. (2008). Structural development of calderas: a synthesis from analogue experiments. In Developments in Volcanology: Caldera volcanism: analysis, modelling and response (pp. 285-311). Amsterdam : Elsevier.

Structural development of calderas: a synthesis from analogue experiments

ACOCELLA, Valerio
2008-01-01

Abstract

A number of new analogue models studying caldera architecture and development have been recently performed under different conditions (apparatus, materials, scaling parameters, stress conditions). An overview of the experiments reveals a consistent scenario for caldera structure and development, regardless of any imposed boundary condition. In fact, a complete collapse can be summarized through four main stages, proportional to the amount of subsidence, progressively characterized by a: 1) downsag, 2) reverse ring fault; 3) peripheral downsag, 4) peripheral normal ring fault. A brief comparison to natural cases shows that all these experimental structures, as well as their development, are commonly observed, even at various scales. Such a consistency between models and nature suggests a wide applicability of the results. The four evolutionary stages adequately explain the architecture and development of the established caldera end-members (downsag, piston, funnel, piecemeal, trapdoor) along a continuum, where one or more end-members may correspond to a specific stage. While such a continuum is controlled by progressive subsidence, specific collapse geometries result from secondary contributory factors (roof aspect ratio, collapse symmetry, pre-existing faults). The proposed evolutionary scheme incorporates not only the geometric features of calderas, but more importantly, also their genetic features.
2008
Acocella, V. (2008). Structural development of calderas: a synthesis from analogue experiments. In Developments in Volcanology: Caldera volcanism: analysis, modelling and response (pp. 285-311). Amsterdam : Elsevier.
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