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Volcano Flank Instability and Collapse

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After having discussed magma chamber formation and dynamics in the previous two chapters, in this chapter the focus is on the shallower volcano-tectonic processes related to the instability and collapse of the flanks of volcanic edifices. Flank instability and collapse is in fact, together with caldera formation (considered in the previous chapter), a first-order process affecting the shape of a volcanic edifice and, in turn, controlling shallow magma propagation, which is the topic of the next chapter.

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Acocella, V. (2021). Volcano Flank Instability and Collapse. In: Volcano-Tectonic Processes. Advances in Volcanology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65968-4_6

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