An Archaean submarine volcanic debris avalanche deposit, Yilgarn Craton, western Australia, with komatiite, basalt and dacite megablocks. The product of dome collapse

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 111-126

  Trofimovs, Jessica ^a   Cas, R A F ^a   Davis, B K ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RSG Global   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Basalt; Dacite; Komatiite; Submarine; Volcanic debris avalanche

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DEBRIS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS; TURBIDITY;

AVALANCHE DEPOSITES; HYDRAULIC SORTING; VOLCANIC DEBRIS;

VOLCANOES;

ARCHEAN; BRECCIA; CALDERA; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 11044239134     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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