Interplinian explosive activity of Santorini volcano (Greece) during the past 150,000 years

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 262-286

  Vespa, M ^a   Keller, J ^a   Gertisser, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; eruptive history; geochemical evolution; interplinian activity; Megalo Vouno; Santorini

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

AEGEAN SEA; ERUPTIVE HISTORY; GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION; INTERPLINIAN ACTIVITY; MEGALO VOUNO; SANTORINI VOLCANO;

VOLCANOES;

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; MAGMA; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AEGEAN SEA; CYCLADAS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SANTORIN; SOUTHERN AEGEAN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

THERA;

EID: 33646170074     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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