Faulting-assisted lateral collapses and influence on shallow magma feeding system at Ollagüe volcano (Central Volcanic Zone, Chile-Bolivia Andes)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 137-159

  Vezzoli, Luigina ^a   Tibaldi, Alessandro ^b   Renzulli, Alberto ^c   Menna, Michele ^c   Flude, Stephanie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar geochronology; Andes; lateral volcano collapse; magma feeding system; Ollag e volcano; volcanic stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HAZARDS; PETROGRAPHY; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

MAGMATIC FEEDING; REGIONAL TECTONICS; VOLCANIC EDIFICE;

VOLCANOES;

DEFORMATION; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FAULTING; NORMAL FAULT; STRATOVOLCANO;

ANDES; OLLAGUE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 40649123001     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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