The Albano Maar (Alban Hills Volcanic District, Italy): Active or dormant volcano?

Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-185

  Marra, Fabrizio ^a   Karner, Daniel B ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alban Hills; Albano maar; Geochronology; Hydromagmatic activity; Peperino; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447546245     PISSN: 22797327     EISSN: 22797335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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