Did magma ascent rate control the explosive-effusive transition at the Inyo volcanic chain, California?

Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Castro, Jonathan M ^a   Gardner, James E ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Decompression experiments; Magma ascent; Microlites; Pumice

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE-EFFUSIVE TRANSITION; MAGMA ASCENT; MAGMA FLOW RATE; MICROLITES; RHYOLITIC ERUPTIONS;

FLOW RATE; GEOLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

VOLCANOES;

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; EXTRUSION; LAVA; MAGMA; PUMICE; RHYOLITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CALIFORNIA; INYO MOUNTAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PLINIA;

EID: 44449090434     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G24453A.1     Document Type: Article

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