Volcanological perspectives on Long Valley, Mammoth Mountain, and Mono Craters: Several contiguous but discrete systems

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 136, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 169-198

  Hildreth, Wes ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calderas; Long Valley; Magmatism; Mammoth Mountain; Rhyolites; Volcanic fields

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LAKES; MELTING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); THERMAL EFFECTS;

BASALTIC INTRUSION; SILICIC MAGMATISM;

VOLCANOES;

CALDERA; MAGMATISM; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANISM;

CALIFORNIA; LONG VALLEY CALDERA; MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344631059     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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