Englacial tephrostratigraphy of Erebus volcano, Antarctica

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 549-568

  Harpel, C J ^a,b   Kyle, P R ^a   Dunbar, N W ^c  

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

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Antarctica; Erebus volcano; eruptive history; geochemistry; tephra; tephrostratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENGLACIAL PROCESS; FELDSPAR; PLINIAN ERUPTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRATIGRAPHY; TEPHRA; TRACE ELEMENT; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC GLASS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MOUNT EREBUS; ROSS ISLAND;

PLINIA;

EID: 55549115971     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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