Tyrrhenian Sea volcanic province

E585018

back-arc basin volcanic system volcanic province

The Tyrrhenian Sea volcanic province is a geologically active region in the Tyrrhenian Sea characterized by numerous submarine volcanoes and seamounts formed by back-arc basin extension and magmatism.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Campanian volcanic arc	1
Mediterranean submarine volcanic province	1
Tyrrhenian margin	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	back-arc basin volcanic system ⓘ volcanic province ⓘ
ageRange	Neogene to Quaternary ⓘ
associatedWith	Tyrrhenian back-arc opening NERFINISHED ⓘ rollback of the subducting Ionian slab ⓘ
boundedBy	Corsica to the northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Peninsula to the east ⓘ Sardinia to the west ⓘ Sicily to the south ⓘ
characterizedBy	active hydrothermal circulation ⓘ high heat flow ⓘ numerous submarine volcanoes ⓘ seamount chains ⓘ thin oceanic to transitional crust ⓘ
contains	Aeolian Islands volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfeo–Etna fault-related volcanic structures ⓘ Lipari volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnaghi Seamount NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsili Seamount NERFINISHED ⓘ Panarea volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Stromboli volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ Vavilov Seamount NERFINISHED ⓘ Vulcano island NERFINISHED ⓘ hydrothermal vent systems ⓘ submarine volcanic fields ⓘ
countryExclusiveEconomicZone	Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalSetting	back-arc basin ⓘ extensional tectonic regime ⓘ
hasHazard	seismic activity ⓘ submarine landslides ⓘ submarine volcanic eruptions ⓘ
locatedIn	Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ central Mediterranean Sea ⓘ western Mediterranean region ⓘ
magmatismType	alkaline magmatism ⓘ calc-alkaline magmatism ⓘ shoshonitic magmatism ⓘ
partOf	Italian magmatic province NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean back-arc basin system NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakActivity	Pliocene to Quaternary ⓘ
relatedTo	Apennine orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ Calabrian Arc subduction zone NERFINISHED ⓘ subduction of the Ionian slab beneath the Calabrian Arc ⓘ
studiedBy	marine geology ⓘ marine geophysics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ
tectonicProcess	back-arc extension ⓘ subduction-related magmatism ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vavilov Seamount → geologicalProvince → Tyrrhenian Sea volcanic province ⓘ

Magnaghi Seamount → isPartOf → Tyrrhenian Sea volcanic province ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean submarine volcanic province

Mount Epomeo → mountainRange → Tyrrhenian Sea volcanic province ⓘ

this entity surface form: Campanian volcanic arc

Bracciano volcanic complex → tectonicSetting → Tyrrhenian Sea volcanic province ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tyrrhenian margin