Collapse mechanism of the Paleogene Sakurae cauldron, SW Japan

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 631-640

  Komuro, Hiroaki ^a   Aoyama, Miki ^b   Arayashiki, Tahei ^c  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mitsubishi Materials Natural Resources Development Corp   (Japan)

^c TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Caldera collapse; Ignimbrite; Nested cauldron; Radial fracture; Ring fracture

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; FRACTURE; IGNIMBRITE; INFILL; MAGMA CHAMBER; PALEOGENE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33745079691     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-005-0036-3     Document Type: Article

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