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Geology and volcanic history of Pico Island Volcano, Azores

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THE Azores Islands formed as a result of volcanism along a conservative plate margin1. The volcanism and seismicity of the archipelago have been described2 together with chemical analyses of lavas from many of the islands3.

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WOODHALL, D. Geology and volcanic history of Pico Island Volcano, Azores. Nature 248, 663–665 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248663a0

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