Friction melting, catastrophic dilation and breccia formation along caldera superfaults

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 751-754

  Kokelaar, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; CALDERA; DILATION; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IGNIMBRITE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GLENCOE; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547161242     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492006-059     Document Type: Article

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