Assembling an ignimbrite: Mechanical and thermal building blocks in the Bishop Tuff, California

Journal of Geology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 653-670

  Wilson, Colin J N ^a   Hildreth, Wes ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASH FLOW; IGNIMBRITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TUFF; WELDING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OWENS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1242322205     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378335     Document Type: Article

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