Remobilization of andesite magma by intrusion of mafic magma at the Soufriere Hills volcano, Montserrat, West Indies

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-42

  Murphy, M D ^a,e   Sparks, R S J ^a   Barclay, J ^a,b   Carroll, M R ^a,c   Brewer, T S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eruption; Mafic inclusion; Magma mixing; Montserrat; Sieve texture

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; MIXING; REMOBILIZATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 0034005869     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/41.1.21     Document Type: Article

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