The Llullaillaco Volcano, northwest Argentina: Construction by Pleistocene volcanism and destruction by sector collapse

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-365

  Richards, J P ^a   Villeneuve, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central Andes; Dacites; Llullaillaco volcano; Quaternary; Sector collapse; Volcanic debris avalanche

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; PROBABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

LAVA FLOWS; VOLCANISM;

VOLCANOES;

DEBRIS FLOW; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; VOLCANISM;

ANDES; LLULLAILLACO; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1842732030     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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