A new approach to kimberlite facies terminology using a revised general approach to the nomenclature of all volcanic rocks and deposits: Descriptive to genetic

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 226-240

  Cas, Ray ^a   Porritt, Lucy ^a   Pittari, Adrian ^a   Hayman, Pat ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

alteration; descriptive; genetic; terminology; volcanic

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEXTURES; VOLCANOES;

ALTERATION; VOLCANOLOGY;

VOLCANIC ROCKS;

EMPLACEMENT; FACIES; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; KIMBERLITE; NOMENCLATURE; TERMINOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

EID: 44749091658     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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