Vertical and lateral collapses on Tenerife (Canary Islands) and other volcanic ocean islands

Research Article| October 01, 1997 Vertical and lateral collapses on Tenerife (Canary Islands) and other volcanic ocean islands Joan Martí; Joan Martí 1Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Lluís Solé Sabarís s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Marcel Hurlimann; Marcel Hurlimann 1Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Lluís Solé Sabarís s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Giray J. Ablay; Giray J. Ablay 2Department of Geology, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Agust Gudmundsson Agust Gudmundsson 3Geochemical Institute, Göttingen University, 37077 Göttingen, Germany Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Joan Martí 1Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Lluís Solé Sabarís s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Marcel Hurlimann 1Institute of Earth Sciences "Jaume Almera," Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Lluís Solé Sabarís s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Giray J. Ablay 2Department of Geology, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom Agust Gudmundsson 3Geochemical Institute, Göttingen University, 37077 Göttingen, Germany Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1997) 25 (10): 879–882. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0879:VALCOT>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Joan Martí, Marcel Hurlimann, Giray J. Ablay, Agust Gudmundsson; Vertical and lateral collapses on Tenerife (Canary Islands) and other volcanic ocean islands. Geology 1997;; 25 (10): 879–882. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0879:VALCOT>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Recent studies demonstrate that Tenerife has undergone large lateral collapses. This has led to the suggestion that the Las Cañadas caldera, one of the best exposed calderas in the world, is the result of lateral collapse. We have tested this idea using the available structural, stratigraphic, volcanological, and geochronological data. We conclude that the Las Cañadas caldera is the result of a complex sequence of vertical collapse events associated with a long history of phonolitic explosive activity in the central part of Tenerife. Our results indicate, however, that vertical collapses may have played a major role in triggering lateral collapses. We propose that the association of vertical and lateral collapse events, such as inferred for Tenerife, can also explain similar sequences of events interpreted to have affected other large volcanic ocean islands. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.