Volcanostratigraphy of arc volcanic sequences in the Kohistan arc, North Pakistan: Volcanism within island arc, back-arc-basin, and intra-continental tectonic settings

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 147-178

  Petterson, Michael G ^a   Treloar, Peter J ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back arc basin; Boninites; Explosive volcanism; Kohistan; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

BASALT; LITHOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

EFFUSIVE VOLCANISM;

VOLCANOES;

BACKARC BASIN; BONINITE; ISLAND ARC; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; KOHISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0942267420     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00287-7     Document Type: Article

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