The volcanic history of Ruapehu during the past 2 millennia based on the record of Tufa Trig tephras

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 136-146

  Donoghue, S L ^a,c   Neall, V E ^b   Palmer, A S ^b   Stewart, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crater Lake; Holocene; Hydrovolcanic; Marker beds; Pyroclast morphology; Ruapehu; Tephra; Tufa Trig Formation

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; QUATERNARY; TEPHRA; VOLCANISM;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, RUAPEHU;

EID: 0031422289     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050181     Document Type: Article

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