The role of magma mixing in triggering the current eruption at the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 3433-3436

  Murphy, M D ^a   Sparks, R S J ^a   Barclay, J ^a   Carroll, M R ^a   Lejeune, A M ^a   Brewer, T S ^b   Macdonald, R ^c   Black, S ^c   Young, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIONS; PETROLOGY; VOLCANOES; INDUSTRIAL HEATING;

ANDESITE PETROLOGY; MAFIC INCLUSION PETROLOGY; MAGMA MIXING; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

GEOPHYSICS; VOLCANOES;

MAGMATISM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MONTSERRAT;

MAGMA MIXING; MONTSERRAT; NON-UNIFORM; REMOBILISATION;

EID: 0032531336     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00713     Document Type: Article

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