Stress fields associated with the growth of a large shield volcano (La Palma, Canary Islands)

Tectonics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 13-1-13-18

  Fernández, Carlos ^a   de la Nuez, Julio ^b   Casillas, Ramón ^b   García Navarro, Encarnación ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; La Palma; Shield volcano; Stress

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DIKE; FAULT SLIP; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; SHIELD VOLCANO; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANARY ISLANDS; LA PALMA; SPAIN;

EID: 0036705821     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000TC900038     Document Type: Article

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