The Denham Caldera on Raoul Volcano: Dacitic volcanism in the Tonga-Kermadec arc

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 29-48

  Worthington, Tim J ^a   Gregory, Murray R ^a   Bondarenko, Vladislav ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Caldera; Crustal extension; Dacite; Geophysical survey; Raoul Island; Tonga Kermadec arc

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; VOLCANO;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032724762     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00018-9     Document Type: Article

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