Rhyolitic ignimbrites in the Rogerson Graben, southern Snake River Plain volcanic province: Volcanic stratigraphy, eruption history and basin evolution

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-291

  Andrews, Graham D M ^a,b   Branney, Michael J ^a   Bonnichsen, Bill ^c   McCurry, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Idaho State University ^*  (United States)

^d IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin and range; Geothermometry; Rheomorphic ignimbrite; Rhyolite; Snake River Plain volcanic province; Volcanic stratigraphy; Yellowstone hot spot

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HOT SPOT; IGNIMBRITE; RHYOLITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

COLUBRIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 38049148435     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-007-0139-0     Document Type: Article

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