The Late Miocene-Quaternary Antofalla volcanic complex, southern Puna, NW Argentina: Protracted history, diverse petrology, and economic potential

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 197-239

  Richards, Jeremy P ^a   Ullrich, Thomas ^b   Kerrich, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antofalla; Argentina; geochemistry; geochronology; Puna; volcanology

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ECONOMICS; EROSION; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MELTING; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ANTOFALLA VOLCANIC COMPLEX; ARGENTINA; PUNA; VOLCANOLOGY;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CINDER CONE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAVA FLOW; RHYOLITE; SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO; VOLCANOLOGY;

ANDES; ANTOFALLA; ARGENTINA; CATAMARCA; PUNA; SOUTH AMERICA;

PUNA;

EID: 33645860474     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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