Mineral chemistry profile: a valuable approach to unravel magma mixing processes in the recent volcanic activity of Stromboli, Italy

A mineral chemistry study including compositional zoning profiles on clinopyroxene and plagioclase has been performed on pyroclastic deposits of recent Stromboli (with an age of about 2-3 ka), erupted just before the setting of the typical present-day Strombolian activity (Post-Pizzo series). The mineral chemistry characterisation of samples from the bottom and top of the Post-Pizzo series has revealed a complex magmatic history recorded by mineral phase compositional variations.