The collapse of the Campi Flegrei volcano spurred the eruption of the Campanian Ignimbrite (a pyroclastic blast), the largest volcanic eruption in Europe in the last 200,000 years. Learn why we are targeting Campi Flegrei to learn about how pyroclastic blasts occur and how they affect our planet.
Our team collected samples in and around the Campi Flegrei caldera in March, 2019 and in May, 2019. Learn more about the regions and rock types we sampled.
Geologists read the rock record like a book. Rocks, individual crystals, and frozen pieces of melted magma store information about how they formed. Learn more about how we read our rock samples.
The Campi Flegrei region is a beautiful place. Check out some of our field photos.
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Michael Ort studies processes of eruption and transport in explosive eruptions. He has worked on the Campanian Ignimbrite, on and off, since 1991. He is coordinating the overall Campanian study, while advising some students and studying the physical volcanology of the deposits.
Volatiles, apatite inclusions, petrology
Volatiles, melt inclusions, petrology
Examining geochemistry and morphology of glass, crystals, and lithics to correlate proximal and distal Campanian deposits.
Melt inclusions, volcanology, petrology
Geochemistry and mineralogy of high temperature alteration minerals to look for any evidence of eruptive hydrothermal fluids