40Ar/39Ar dating of the eruptive history of Mount Erebus, Antarctica: Summit flows, tephra, and caldera collapse

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 687-702

  Harpel, Christopher J ^a,d   Kyle, Philip R ^a   Esser, Richard P ^b   McIntosh, William C ^b   Caldwell, David A ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Nevada Pacific Gold US Inc   (United States)

^d CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar dating; Antarctica; Eruptive history; Geochronology; Lava flow; Mount Erebus; Tephra

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; CALDERA; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAVA FLOW; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; MOUNT EREBUS; ROSS ISLAND; WORLD;

EID: 10144236568     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-004-0349-7     Document Type: Article

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