The internal structure of lava flows - Insights from AMS measurements II: Hawaiian pahoehoe, toothpaste lava and 'a'ā

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 19-46

  Cañón Tapia, Edgardo ^a,b   Walker, George P L ^a   Herrero Bervera, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility; Hawaiian lava; Lava flow morphology

Indexed keywords

AA LAVA; ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; LAVA FLOW MORPHOLOGY; PAHOEHOE; TOOTHPASTE LAVA;

USA, HAWAII;

EID: 0030745232     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(96)00073-X     Document Type: Article

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