Sub-recent volcanism in Northern Patagonia: A tectonomagmatic approach

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 227-243

  Massaferro, Gabriela I ^a,b   Haller, Miguel J ^a,b   D'Orazio, Massimo ^c   Alric, Viviana I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Holocene; Patagonia; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MOLTEN MATERIALS; TECTONICS; TEMPERATURE; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ALKALINE; CRATER BASALT VOLCANIC FIELD (CBVF); GEOTHERMOMETRY; HOLOCENE; LAVA FLOWS; PATAGONIA; TECTONOMAGMATIC APPROACH; VOLCANISM;

VOLCANOES;

BASALT; CRATER; GEOTHERMOMETRY; GLACIATION; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; VOLCANISM;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745882661     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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