Repeated large-scale eruptions from a single compositionally stratified magma chamber: An example from Aso volcano, Southwest Japan

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 160-180

  Kaneko, Katsuya ^a   Kamata, Hiroki ^a   Koyaguchi, Takehiro ^b   Yoshikawa, Masako ^a,c   Furukawa, Kuniyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aso volcano; caldera; magma mixing; pyroclastic flow; zoned magma chamber

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; SILICA; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

MAFIC MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMA MIXING; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; SILICIC MAGMA;

VOLCANOES;

CALDERA; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ASIA; ASO VOLCANO; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KUMAMOTO; KYUSHU;

EID: 35448967817     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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