Products and processes in pliocene-recent, subaqueous to emergent volcanism in the Antarctic Peninsula: Examples of englacial Surtseyan volcano construction

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 628-646

  Smellie, J L ^a   Hole, M J ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Englacial; Hyaloclastite; Lithofacies; Surtseyan; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ENGLACIAL ERUPTION; HYDROCLASTITE; LITHOFACIES; PLIOCENE; PLIOCENE-RECENT; QUATERNARY; SURTSEYAN ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ANTARCTICA, ANTARCTIC PENINSULA;

EID: 0031437147     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050167     Document Type: Article

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