Prehistoric stratigraphy of the Soufrière Hills-South Soufrière Hills volcanic complex, Montserrat, West Indies

Journal of Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-127

  Smith, A L ^a,b   Roobol, M J ^a,c   Schellekens, J H ^a   Mattioli, G S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAVA FLOW; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

PLINIA;

EID: 33846462529     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/509271     Document Type: Article

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