Debris avalanches on the western flank of Piton des Neiges shield volcano (Reunion Island);Avalanches de débris sur le flanc occidental du volcan-bouclier Piton des Neiges (Réunion)

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-140

  Bachèlery, Patrick ^a   Robineau, Bernard ^a   Courteaud, Michel ^a   Savin, Cécile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Breccia; Debris avalanche; Destabilisation; Landslide; Piton des Neiges; Shield volcano

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; SHIELD VOLCANO; SLOPE FAILURE; STRATIGRAPHY;

PITON DES NEIGES VOLCANO; REUNION;

EID: 0037656364     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/174.2.125     Document Type: Article

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