Geological Formations

Geological Formations

Nisyros exclusively comprises volcanic products deposited above a substrate of Mesozoic limestone and Neogene sediments. Existence of this substrate is […]

Petrografic Characteristic

Petrografico Characteristic

Petrographic Characteristics Nisyros rocks greatly vary in range from vitrophyric pumice to holocrystalline rocks. The porphyritic index (volume % of […]

Tectonicobservation

Vulcano-Tectonic Observations

Volcano-Tectonic Observations The main volcanic structural elements of Nisyros and the tectonic lines as plotted through field work and photogeologic […]