Pumiceous peperite in a submarine volcanic succession at Mount Chalmers, Queensland, Australia

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 239-254

  Hunns, Steven R ^a   McPhie, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Berserker beds; Pumiceous peperite; Submarine volcanic succession; Vesicle; Wet sediment

Indexed keywords

PEPERITE; PUMICE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033018342     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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