Refinement of the late Quaternary geologic history of Erebus volcano, Antarctica using 40Ar/39Ar and 36Cl age determinations

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 569-577

  Kelly, Peter J ^a   Dunbar, Nelia W ^b   Kyle, Philip R ^a   McIntosh, William C ^a,b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

36Cl ages; 40Ar 39Ar ages; Antarctica; Erebus volcano; eruptive history; geochronology

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; LAVA FLOW; QUATERNARY; TRACHYTE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM; VOLCANOLOGY;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MOUNT EREBUS; ROSS ISLAND;

EID: 55549112844     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.07.018     Document Type: Article

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