A model for radial dike emplacement in composite cones based on observations from Summer Coon volcano, Colorado, USA

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 861-875

  Poland, Michael P ^a   Moats, William P ^b   Fink, Jonathan H ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b New Mexico Environment Department District 1   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; Composite volcano; Driving pressure; Intrusion; Radial dike swarm; Summer Coon; Volcanic hazards

Indexed keywords

DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; MAGMA; MODELING; SHEAR MODULUS; STRATOVOLCANO; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CASCADE RANGE; COLORADO; MOUNT ADAMS; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JUAN VOLCANIC FIELD; SUMMER COON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 42449150486     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-007-0175-9     Document Type: Article

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