Article Dans Une Revue Science Advances Année : 2024

Direct observation of degassing during decompression of basaltic magma

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Transitions in eruptive style during volcanic eruptions strongly depend on how easily gas and magma decouple during ascent. Stronger gas-melt coupling favors highly explosive eruptions, whereas weaker coupling promotes lava fountaining and lava flows. The mechanisms producing these transitions are still poorly understood because of a lack of direct observations of bubble dynamics under natural magmatic conditions. Here, we combine x-ray radiography with a novel high-pressure/high-temperature apparatus to observe and quantify in real-time bubble growth and coalescence in basaltic magmas from 100 megapascals to surface. For low-viscosity magmas, bubbles coalesce and recover a spherical shape within 3 seconds, implying that, for lava fountaining activity, gas and melt remain coupled during the ascent up to the last hundred meters of the conduit. For higher-viscosity magmas, recovery times become longer, promoting connected bubble pathways. This apparatus opens frontiers in unraveling magmatic/volcanic processes, leading to improved hazard assessment and risk mitigation.

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hal-04915926 , version 1 (28-01-2025)

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Barbara Bonechi, Margherita Polacci, Fabio Arzilli, Giuseppe La Spina, Jean-Louis Hazemann, et al.. Direct observation of degassing during decompression of basaltic magma. Science Advances , 2024, 10 (33), pp.eado2585. ⟨10.1126/sciadv.ado2585⟩. ⟨hal-04915926⟩

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