Jurassic submarine arc-apron deposits and associated magma/wet-sediment interaction, northern Sierra Nevada, California

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-326

  Templeton, Jeffrey H ^a   Hanson, Richard E ^b  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Jurassic island arc deposits; Magma sediment interaction; Northern Sierra Nevada; Peperite; Submarine volcanism

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITS; EXTRUSION; PETROGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS; VOLCANOES;

METAVOLCANIC ROCKS; MUDSTONES;

GEOPHYSICS;

ISLAND ARC; JURASSIC; MAGMA; PEPERITE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344945457     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00197-5     Document Type: Article

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