Petrography and geochemistry of lithic fragments in ignimbrites from the Mangakino Volcanic Centre: Implications for the composition of the subvolcanic crust in western Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-199

  Krippner, Stephen J P ^a   Briggs, Roger M ^a   Wilson, Colin J N ^b   Cole, James W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Ignimbrites; Lithic fragments; Mangakino Volcanic Centre; Petrography; Subvolcanic crust; Taupo Volcanic Zone; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNIMBRITE; LITHIC FRAGMENT; VOLCANISM;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0031756177     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514803     Document Type: Article

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