Pereira, Maria Luísa
Pappalardo, Lucia
Buono, Gianmarco
Falasconi, Alessia
Cueto, Nora
Fort, Rafael
Vázquez-Calvo, Carmen
Moreira, Mário
Fernandes, Isabel
Zanon, Vittorio
Funding for this research was provided by:
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Article History
Received: 28 January 2026
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 3 April 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Lava samples were collected exclusively from non-protected areas. Under the applicable regional legislation of the Azores (Decreto Regulamentar Regional n.º 20/2012/A, de 5 de novembro; Decreto Legislativo Regional n.º 10/2019/A, de 22 de maio), no permit or prior authorization is required for geological sampling outside legally protected areas.