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USGS1981

Preliminary observations on the Campania-Basilicata, Italy, earthquake of November 23, 1980

The authors comprised a field study team sent by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institue (EERI) and the National Research Council (NRC) of the United States to make a reconnaissance study of the earthquake in southern Italy. The team members were selected for their experience and expertise and served the EERI and the NRC as individuals, into as representatives of employers or agencies with which they are affiliated. The team's preliminary obersvations are given below. A report of the study will be published jointly by EERI and NRC.

Campania-Basilicata↗
USGS1969

Minor-element and revised major-element contents of some Mediterranean pantellerites and comendites

Optical emission spectrographic analysis of three pantellerites from Pantelleria and two comendites from Sardinia show high concentrations of B, Be, Ga, La, Mo, Nb, Sn, Y, Yb, and Zt and low contents of Ba, Co, Cr, Ni, Sr, and V. Minor-element trends of these specimens are very similar to those of pantellerites from southern Nevada and New Zealand and other peralkaline silicic rocks from various localities. Fluorine contents of the Pantellerian specimens range from 0.19 to 0.32 per cent by weight resulting in abnormally high Cl to F ratios. New analyses for MgO, Na 2 O, and K 2 O are almost identical with the values obtained by Zies. Revised major-element compositions and calculated glass-phase compositions for the three Pantellerian specimens are given.

Pantelleria, Sardinia↗