Morphology of rubbly pahoehoe (simple) flows from the Deccan Volcanic Province: Implications for style of emplacement

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 822-836

  Duraiswami, Raymond A ^a   Bondre, Ninad R ^b   Managave, Shreyas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

atmospheric loading; DVP; emplacement; flow top breccia; lava flows; mass extinctions; rubbly pahoehoe

Indexed keywords

STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANOES;

ATMOSPHERIC LOADING; DVP; EMPLACEMENT; FLOW-TOP BRECCIA; LAVA FLOWS; MASS EXTINCTIONS; RUBBLY PAHOEHOE;

ROCKS;

BRECCIA; DECCAN TRAPS; EMPLACEMENT; LAVA FLOW; MORPHOLOGY; PAHOEHOE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UPPER CRUST;

ASIA; COLUMBIA RIVER; DECCAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; INDIA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 55549121914     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.01.048     Document Type: Article

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