Possible distinguishing characteristics of very deepwater explosive and effusive silicic volcanism

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 845-848

  Busby, Cathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deepwater eruptions; Explosive volcanism; Ignimbrites; Silicic volcanism; Volcanic hosted massive sulfides

Indexed keywords

DEEPWATER CALDERAS; DEEPWATER EXPLOSIVE; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; IGNIMBRITES; RHYOLITE ERUPTIONS; SILICIC VOLCANISM; VOLCANIC-HOSTED MASSIVE SULFIDES;

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LITHOLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SALT WATER INTRUSION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEXTURES; UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

DEEP WATER; FLUID INCLUSION; MASSIVE SULFIDE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

EID: 27744505428     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21216.1     Document Type: Article

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