Laboratory experiments for fire fountains (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 1)Basalt
 is saturated in CO2 at the 
  depth of the
 magma chamber, 0.7 wt %
  
 
  
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Fluid inclusions
 
  
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
  
  
   
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 
 gas content and 
 depth of formation
  
 glass inclusions
 
 2) Hawaii: cyclic activity
 between two steady-states
 (fire fountains and effusive
 activity)
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
 process in the magma chamber
 
 3) Hypothesis to be tested:
 Origin of various eruption regimes ?
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
   
 dynamics of a degassing reservoir ?