Very densely welded, rheomorphic ignimbrites of homogeneous intermediate calc-alkaline composition from the English Lake District

Geological Magazine

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-173

  Beddoe Stephens, Brett ^a   Millward, David ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; CRYSTALS; DEPOSITS; LAKES; SILICA; TEXTURES; WELDING;

BORROWDALE VOLCANIC GROUP; BULK COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTAL CONTENT; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MELT CRYSTALLIZATION; OVERPRESSURIZATION; VOLCANICLASTICS;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

IGNIMBRITE; PETROLOGY; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANISM;

CUMBRIA; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034009322     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756800003952     Document Type: Article

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