Characterization and evolution of fractures in low-volume pahoehoe lava flows, eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 322-336

  Schaefer, Conrad J ^a   Kattenhorn, Simon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt; Entablature; Fracture; Inflation; Lava flow; Pahoehoe

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE EVOLUTION; LAVA PRESSURE;

ASPECT RATIO; BASALT; COOLING; FRACTURE; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDROLOGY; ISOTHERMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RIVERS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMAL STRESS;

GEOLOGY;

BASALT; FRACTURE INITIATION; LAVA FLOW; PAHOEHOE;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842481021     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25335.1     Document Type: Article

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