Geology of Stromboli

Geological Evolution of Stromboli (6)

Neo-Stromboli:
Shoshonitic basalt lava flows from an eruptive center north of the present Vancori ridge built up again the W- and NW-part of the volcano (dated rock ages: 13'800 ± 1'900 to 5'600 ± 3'300 y B.P.). Secondary eruptive centers led to the formation of the small shield «Timpone del Fuoco» in Ginostra and lava flows in San Bartolo (visible as black cliffs along the beaches!) and in San Vincenzo (units 22-27).