Late Pleistocene flank collapse of Zempoala volcano (Central Mexico) and the role of fault reactivation

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 944-958

  Arce, José Luis ^a   Macías, Rodolfo ^a   García Palomo, Armando ^a   Capra, Lucia ^b   Macías, José Luis ^a   Layer, Paul ^c   Rueda, Hernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Mexico; debris avalanche; fault reactivation; Sierra de las Cruces; Zempoala volcano

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); DEBRIS; LANDFORMS; LANDSLIDES; LANTHANUM; MINERALS; SNOW;

CENTRAL MEXICO; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; FAULT REACTIVATION; SIERRA DE LAS CRUCES; ZEMPOALA VOLCANO;

VOLCANOES;

ANDESITE; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; DACITE; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; DOME; LAVA FLOW; NORMAL FAULT; PLEISTOCENE; STRATOVOLCANO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; LANZAROTE; LAS PALMAS; MACARONESIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MOUNT CORONA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 55549109377     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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