Caldera-related volcanic rocks in the Shammar Group, northern Arabian Shield

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 551-572

  Kemp, John ^a  

^a NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; PYRCOLASTIC FLOW; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0032076007     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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