Snow-contact volcanic facies and their use in determining past eruptive environments at Nevados de Chillán volcano, Chile

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-376

  Mee, K ^a   Tuffen, H ^a   Gilbert, J S ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Columnar jointing; Hackly jointing; Nevados de Chill n; Palaeoenvironment reconstruction; Pseudopillow fractures; Santa Gertrudis lava; Snow contact

Indexed keywords

MELTWATER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SNOW COVER; VOLCANISM;

BIO-BIO; CHILE; NEVADOS DE CHILLAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 32544453384     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-005-0017-6     Document Type: Article

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