Scoria cone construction mechanisms, Lathrop Wells volcano, southern Nevada, USA

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 629-632

  Valentine, Greg A ^a   Krier, Don ^a   Perry, Frank V ^a   Heiken, Grant ^a,b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basalt; Fallout; Scoria cone; Strombolian

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITS; GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

CONE CONSTRUCTION; MICROLITES; SCORIA CONES; STROMBOLIAN BURSTS;

CONES;

BASALT; CALDERA; CINDER CONE; EJECTA; MASS MOVEMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23044473427     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21459.1     Document Type: Article

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