Progressive assembly of a massive layer of ignimbrite with a normal-to-reverse compositional zoning: The Zaragoza ignimbrite of central Mexico

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-20

  Carrasco Núñez, Gerardo ^a   Branney, Michael J ^b  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compositional zoning; Density current; Explosive eruption; Grading; Ignimbrite; Los Humeros; Massive beds; Pumice

Indexed keywords

IGNIMBRITE; PUMICE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

LOS HUMEROS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

EID: 29444434617     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-005-0416-8     Document Type: Article

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