The Piedras Grandes-Soncor eruptions, Lascar Volcano, Chile; evolution of a zoned magma chamber in the Central Andean upper crust

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1891-1919

  Matthews, S J ^a   Sparks, R S J ^a   Gardeweg, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Andes; Andesite; Compositional zoning; Magma mixing

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; MAGMA CHAMBER; MIXING; VOLCANO; ZONATION;

CHILE; LASCAR VOLCANO;

EID: 0033372176     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/40.12.1891     Document Type: Article

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