Textures, water content and degassing of silicic andesites from recent plinian and dome-forming eruptions at Mount Pelee volcano (Martinique, Lesser Antilles arc)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 191-206

  Martel, C ^a   Bourdier, J L ^b   Pichavant, M ^a   Traineau, H ^c  

^a CRSCM CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Pelean; Plinian; Silicic andesites

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; DEGASSING; PLINIAN ERUPTION; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; TEXTURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WATER CONTENT;

MARTINIQUE;

EID: 0034025288     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(99)00147-X     Document Type: Article

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