Viscosity of microlite-bearing rhyolitic obsidians: An experimental study

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 298-309

  Stevenson, R J ^a   Dingwell, D B ^a   Webb, S L ^a,b   Sharp, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glass transition; Lava flow rheology; Microlites; Obsidians; Rhyolite; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

LAVA FLOW; MICROLITE; RHEOLOGY; RHYOLITE;

EID: 0030431903     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050141     Document Type: Article

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