Temporal evolution of the Roccamonfina volcanic complex (Pleistocene), Central Italy

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 500-514

  Rouchon, V ^a   Gillot, P Y ^a   Quidelleur, X ^a   Chiesa, S ^b   Floris, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alban Hills; geochemistry; geochronology; plinian; Roccamonfina; stratovolcano; Vesuvius; volcanism

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINES; PLUMBING;

ALBAN HILLS; PLINIAN; ROCCAMONFINA; STRATOVOLCANO; VESUVIUS; VOLCANISM;

VOLCANOES;

CALDERA; EMPLACEMENT; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LAVA DOME; LAVA FLOW; MAAR; MAGMA CHAMBER; PHREATOMAGMATISM; PLINIAN ERUPTION; PUMICE; STRATOVOLCANO; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TUFF; VOLCANOLOGY;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; CASERTA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; ROCCAMONFINA VOLCANO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PLINIA;

EID: 54049101937     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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