Field characteristics and erosional processess associated with komatiitic lavas: Implications for flow behavior

Canadian Mineralogist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 505-524

  Cas, R A F ^a   Beresford, S W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Field characteristics; Komatiites; Laminar flow; Physical erosion

Indexed keywords

EROSION; LAMINAR FLOW; SEDIMENTS; SUBSTRATES; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VENTS;

PELITIC SEDIMENTS;

MINERALOGY;

EROSION; KOMATIITE; LAMINAR FLOW; LAVA FLOW;

AUSTRALIA; KAMBALDA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035299296     PISSN: 00084476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gscanmin.39.2.505     Document Type: Article

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