The chemically zoned 1949 eruption on La Palma (Canary Islands): Petrologic evolution and magma supply dynamics of a rift zone eruption

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B3, 2000, Pages 5997-6016

  Klügel, Andreas ^a,d   Hoernle, Kaj A ^b   Schmincke, Hans Ulrich ^b   White, James D L ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGMA CHAMBER; PETROLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

CANARY ISLANDS; LA PALMA;

EID: 0034629517     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900334     Document Type: Article

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