Large-scale silicic alkalic magmatism associated with the Buckhorn Caldera, Trans-Pecos Texas, USA: Comparison with Pantelleria, Italy

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-415

  Parker, Don F ^a   White, John C ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assimilation fractional crystallization; Caldera; Extensive silicic lava; Pantellerite; Rheomorphic tuff

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CALDERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNIMBRITE; LAVA; LAVA DOME; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; MAGMA ASSIMILATION; MAGMATISM; RHYOLITE; TRACHYTE; TUFF; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

DAVIS MOUNTAINS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NORTH AMERICA; PANTELLERIA; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TEXAS; TRANS-PECOS; TRAPANI; UNITED STATES;

PECOS; TRACHYTES;

EID: 38049183189     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-007-0145-2     Document Type: Article

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