The Kos–Nisyros–Yali volcanic field

• Main Authors: Bachmann, Olivier, Allen, Sharon R., Bouvet de Maisonneuve, Caroline
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes; Science::Geology::Petrology; Kos–Nisyros–Yali Volcanic Field; Kos Plateau Tuff
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/138393
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Kos–Nisyros–Yali volcanic field has produced a range of volcanic products over the last 3 million years. Volumetrically, silicic magma dominates, and activity includes one of the largest known explosive eruptions of the Aegean arc, the >60 km3 (dense-rock equivalent), 161 ka rhyolitic Kos Pla...