Sangay volcano, Ecuador: Structural development, present activity and petrology

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 49-79

  Monzier, Michel ^a   Robin, Claude ^b   Samaniego, Pablo ^c   Hall, Minard L ^c   Cotten, Jo ^d   Mothes, Patricia ^c   Arnaud, Nicolas ^e  

^a Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement Ecuador   (Ecuador)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL   (Ecuador)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Crustal processes; Mantle processes; Northern Andean Volcanic Zone; Primitive arc basalt; Sangay volcano development; Sector collapse

Indexed keywords

BASALT; MANTLE PROCESS; VOLCANO;

ECUADOR;

EID: 0032707015     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00021-9     Document Type: Article

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