Fumarolic gases at Mombacho volcano (Nicaragua): presence of magmatic gas species and implications for volcanic surveillance |
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Authors: | K Garofalo F Tassi O Vaselli A Delgado-Huertas D Tedesco M Frische T H Hansteen R J Poreda W Strauch |
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Institution: | 1.SFB 574, IFM-GEOMAR,Kiel,Germany;2.Department of Earth Sciences,University of Florence,Florence,Italy;3.CNR-IGG Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources,Florence,Italy;4.Estación Experimental de Zaidín, CSIC,Granada,Spain;5.Department of Environmental Sciences,Second University of Naples,Caserta,Italy;6.CNR National Research Council,Institute of Environmental Geology and Geo-Engineering,Roma,Italy;7.Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences,Rochester,USA;8.INETER, Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales,Managua,Nicaragua |
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Abstract: | Mombacho is a deeply dissected volcano belonging to the Quaternary volcanic chain of Nicaragua. The southern, historic collapse
crater (El Crater) currently hosts a fumarolic field with a maximum temperature of 121°C. Chemical and isotopic data from
five gas-sampling field campaigns carried out in 2002, 2003 and 2005 highlight the presence of high-temperature gas components
(e.g. SO2, HCl and HF), which indicate a significant contribution of juvenile magmatic fluids to the hydrothermal system feeding the
gas discharges. This is strongly supported by the mantle-derived helium and carbon isotopic signatures, although the latter
is partly masked by either a sedimentary subduction-related or a shallow carbonate component. The observed chemical and isotopic
composition of the Mombacho fluids seems to indicate that this volcanic system, although it has not experienced eruptive events
during the last centuries, can be considered active and possibly dangerous, in agreement with the geophysical data recorded
in the region. Systematic geochemical monitoring of the fumarolic gas discharges, coupled with a seismic and ground deformation
network, is highly recommended in order to monitor a possible new eruptive phase. |
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Keywords: | Nicaragua Mombacho volcano Fumarolic gases Geochemical monitoring Fluid geochemistry Isotope geochemistry |
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