Geology and eruptive history of Unzen volcano, Shimabara Peninsula, Kyushu, SW Japan

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 89, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 81-94

  Hoshizumi, Hideo ^a   Uto, Kozo ^a   Watanabe, Kazunori ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Historic eruption; K Ar geochronology; Lava dome; Pyroclastic flows; Unzen volcano; Volcanic apron; Volcanic graben

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LAVA DOME; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

JAPAN;

EID: 0032842080     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(98)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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