Fragmentation, transport and deposition of a low-grade ignimbrite: The Citlaltepetl Ignimbrite, Eastern Mexico

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 448-464

  Gómez Tuena, Arturo ^a   Carrasco Núñez, Gerardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Citlaltepetl; Fluidization; Ignimbrites; Mechanisms of transport and emplacement; Mexican volcanoes; SFT

Indexed keywords

IGNIMBRITE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

MEXICO;

EID: 0344417115     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004450050245     Document Type: Article

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