The Cascadia megathrust earthquake of 1700 may have rejuvenated an isolated basalt volcano in western Canada: Age and petrographic evidence

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 149-156

  Higgins, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Cascadia earthquake; coarsening; crystal size distribution; CSDs; textures

Indexed keywords

COARSENING; FELDSPAR; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LANDFORMS; MINERALS; SEISMOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEXTURES; VOLCANOES;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CASCADIA EARTHQUAKE; CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CSDS;

EARTHQUAKES;

BASALT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FISSURE; MAGMATISM; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 57749182192     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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