Stratigraphy and significance of Brown Tuffs on the Aeolian Islands (southern Italy)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-70

  Lucchi, F ^a   Tranne, C A ^a   De Astis, G ^b   Keller, J ^c   Losito, R ^d   Morche, W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d Geólogo Consultor ^*  (Peru)

Author keywords

Aeolian Islands; Brown Tuffs; stratigraphy; tephrochronology; Vulcano island

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; LANTHANUM; LITHOLOGY; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PLUMBING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STRATIGRAPHY; TELESCOPES;

AEOLIAN ISLANDS; BROWN TUFFS; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VULCANO ISLAND;

LANDFORMS;

CALDERA; EMPLACEMENT; LITHIC FRAGMENT; MAGMA; STRATIGRAPHY; TEPHRA; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; TUFF; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC GLASS; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FOSSA CRATER; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; PANAREA; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VULCANO;

EID: 53949095188     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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