Summary of the historical eruptive activity of Volcán De Colima, Mexico 1519–2000

González, Mauricio Bretón; Ramírez, Juan José; Navarro, Carlos

doi:10.1016/s0377-0273(02)00233-0

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“…Other eruption reports are uncertain, such as an Indian legend of a solar eclipse in the eleventh century during which seven volcanoes in the Valle de Santiago erupted, covering the area with ash and lava (Yarza de De la Torre 1971). Also, an eruption reported at San Juan volcano in 1859 is considered uncertain (Luhr 2000 González et al 2002;Saucedo et al 2005). Sub-Plinian eruptions with heavy ash fall were reported in 1886-1890, 1903and 1908(De la Cruz-Reyna 1993.…”

Section: Origin Of the Tephrasmentioning

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First lacustrine varve chronologies from Mexico: impact of droughts, ENSO and human activity since AD 1840 as recorded in maar sediments from Valle de Santiago

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We present varve chronologies for sediments from two maar lakes in the Valle de Santiago region (Central Mexico): Hoya La Alberca (AD 1852(AD -1973 and Hoya Rincón de Parangueo (AD 1839(AD -1943. These are the first varve chronologies for Mexican lakes. The varved sections were anchored with tephras from Colima (1913) and Paricutín (1943Paricutín ( /1944 and 210 Pb ages. We compare the sequences using the thickness of seasonal laminae and element counts (Al, Si, S, Cl, K, Ti, Mn, Fe, and Sr) determined by micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The formation of the varve sublaminae is attributed to the strongly seasonal climate regime. Limited rainfall and high evaporation rates in winter and spring induce precipitation of carbonates (high Ca, Sr) enriched in 13 C and 18 O, whereas rainfall in summer increases organic and clastic input (plagioclase, quartz) with high counts of lithogenic elements (K, Al, Ti, and Si). Eolian input of Ti occurs also in the dry season. Moving correlations (5-yr windows) of the Ca and Ti counts show similar development in both sequences until the 1930s. Positive correlations indicate mixing of allochthonous Ti and autochthonous Ca, while negative correlations indicate their separation in sublaminae. Negative excursions in the correlations correspond with historic and reconstructed droughts, El Niño events, and This paper is dedicated to our colleague and friend Jim Luhr,

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“…Sub-Plinian eruptions with heavy ash fall were reported in 1886-1890, 1903and 1908(De la Cruz-Reyna 1993. The cataclysmic eruption in January 1913 is considered to be Colima's largest, featuring a VEI of 4 and generating ash fall that was reported 400 km NE and 725 km NNE of the source (Waitz 1915;González et al 2002).…”

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First lacustrine varve chronologies from Mexico: impact of droughts, ENSO and human activity since AD 1840 as recorded in maar sediments from Valle de Santiago

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“…Volcán de Colima, sometimes referred to as Fuego de Colima, is one of the most hazardous volcanoes in North America (Bretón-González et al, 2002;Zobin et al, 2002). The major explosive potential of this volcano is evidenced by traces of large eruptions of Paleofuego, which occurred in the Pleistocene era (Luhr et al, 2010).…”

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“…The major explosive potential of this volcano is evidenced by traces of large eruptions of Paleofuego, which occurred in the Pleistocene era (Luhr et al, 2010). Since the sixteenth century, there are records of more than 40 eruptions of this volcano (Bretón-González et al, 2002). One of its largest explosive eruptions, with a volcanic explosivity index of 4, occurred on 20-24 January 1913 .…”

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Fault‐Associated Magma Conduits Beneath Volcán de Colima Revealed by Seismic Velocity and Attenuation Tomography Studies

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We present the results of tomographic studies using seismic velocity and attenuation in the area of the Colima Volcanic complex (CVC). Our dataset comprises body waves from local earthquakes recorded by the temporary seismic stations of the CODEX network in the Colima area and a few stations of the regional Mapping the Rivera Subduction Zone (MARS) networks, both deployed in 2006–2008. We obtain three‐dimensional distributions of seismic velocities and attenuation in the crust beneath the CVC area. At shallow depths, we observe a large negative anomaly to the south of CVC, coinciding with the location of the Central Colima Graben. This anomaly may represent debris avalanche deposits, as well as shallow magma reservoirs feeding the eruptions of the presently active Volcán de Colima. In contrast, the volcano edifice of Nevado de Colima, which is built of rigid igneous rocks, is associated with high‐velocity and low‐attenuation anomalies at shallow depths. In the deeper section, a major anomaly with high Vp/Vs, low Vs, and high S wave attenuation corresponds to the location of the regional Tamazula fault. As this represents a mechanically weakened zone of the crust, it may form the pathway that feeds CVC. Both velocity and attenuation models show that the fault‐associated conduit brought magma from the mantle through the lower crust to a depth of 15 km. Then, a light fraction of magma may continue to ascend, forming shallow reservoirs beneath the southern flank of CVC.

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“…The eruptive history indicates that Volcán de Colima may experience Plinian eruptions with VEI (volcanic explosivity index) >4 approximately every 100 years, the last of which occurred in 1913 (Bretón et al, 2002). Between 2007 and June 2011, the activity at Volcán de Colima was characterized by periods of dome extrusion, as well as pyroclastic flows and explosions.…”

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Satellite radar data reveal short-term pre-explosive displacements and a complex conduit system at VolcÃ¡n de Colima, Mexico

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The geometry of the volcanic conduit is a main parameter controlling the dynamics and the style of volcanic eruptions and their precursors, but also one of the main unknowns. Pre-eruptive signals that originate in the upper conduit region include seismicity and deformation of different types and scales. However, the locality of the source of these signals and thus the conduit geometry often remain unconstrained at steep sloped and explosive volcanoes due to the sparse instrumental coverage in the summit region and difficult access. Here we infer the shallow conduit system geometry of Volcán de Colima, Mexico, based on ground displacements detected in high resolution satellite radar data up to 7 h prior to an explosion in January 2013. We use Boundary Element Method modeling to reproduce the data synthetically and constrain the parameters of the deformation source, in combination with an analysis of photographs of the summit. We favor a two-source model, indicative of distinct regions of pressurization at very shallow levels. The horizontal location of the upper pressurization source coincides with that of post-explosive extrusion. The pattern and degree of deformation reverses again during the eruption; we therefore attribute the displacements to transient (elastic) pre-explosive pressurization of the conduit system. Our results highlight the geometrical complexity of shallow conduit systems at explosive volcanoes and its effect on the distribution of pre-eruptive deformation signals. An apparent absence of such signals at many explosive volcanoes may relate to its small temporal and spatial extent, partly controlled by upper conduit structures. Modern satellite radar instruments allow observations at high spatial and temporal resolution that may be the key for detecting and improving our understanding of the generation of precursors at explosive volcanoes.

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Summary of the historical eruptive activity of Volcán De Colima, Mexico 1519–2000

Cited by 100 publications

References 11 publications

First lacustrine varve chronologies from Mexico: impact of droughts, ENSO and human activity since AD 1840 as recorded in maar sediments from Valle de Santiago

First lacustrine varve chronologies from Mexico: impact of droughts, ENSO and human activity since AD 1840 as recorded in maar sediments from Valle de Santiago

Fault‐Associated Magma Conduits Beneath Volcán de Colima Revealed by Seismic Velocity and Attenuation Tomography Studies

Satellite radar data reveal short-term pre-explosive displacements and a complex conduit system at VolcÃ¡n de Colima, Mexico

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