Ignimbrites of the Roque Nublo group, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 647-654

  Perez Torrado F J ^a   Marti, J ^b   Mangas, J ^a   Day, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Gran Canaria; Hydrovolcanic eruptions; Pyroclastic flows; Roque Nublo ignimbrites

Indexed keywords

HYDROVOLCANIC ERUPTION; IGNIMBRITE; PYROCLASTIC FLOW;

CANARY ISLANDS, GRAN CANARIA;

EID: 0031463673     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050168     Document Type: Article

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