Submarine lava-flow inflation: A model for the formation of lava pillars

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 981-984

  Gregg, Tracy K P ^a   Chadwick Jr , William W ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLCANOES;

LAVA FLOWS; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OUTER DIAMETERS; PILLAR FORMATION; SEA FLOOR; SHEETFLOWS; UPPER CRUST; VOLCANIC ENVIRONMENT;

SUBMARINES;

LAVA FLOW; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; MODELING; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; UPPER CRUST; LAVA FLOWS; LAVA PILLAR; SUBMARINE FEATURES; SUBMARINE VOLCANISM;

EID: 0030429064     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0981:SLFIAM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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