Pleistocene cohesive debris flows at Nevado de Toluca Volcano, central Mexico

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 149-167

  Capra, L ^a   Macias J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cohesive debris flow; Flank failure; Mexico; Nevado de Toluca volcano

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; LAHAR; PLEISTOCENE; VOLCANO;

MEXICO;

EID: 0033748730     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-0273(00)00186-4     Document Type: Article

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