Monti Sabatini and Colli Albani: the dormant twin volcanoes at the gates of Rome

Abstract This multi-disciplinary work provides an updated assessment of possible future eruptive scenarios for the city of Rome. Seven new 40 Ar/ 39 Ar ages from selected products of the Monti Sabatini and Vulsini volcanic districts, along with a compilation of all the literature ages on the Colli Albani and Vico products, are used to reconstruct and compare the eruptive histories of the Monti Sabatini and Colli Albani over the last 900 ka, in order to define their present state of activity. Petrographic analyses of the dated units characterize the crystal cargo, and Advanced-InSAR analysis hi... Mehr ...