Eruptive mechanisms of the Puig De La Garrinada volcano (Olot, Garrotxa volcanic field, Northeastern Spain): A methodological study based on proximal pyroclastic deposits

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 180, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 259-276

  Gisbert, G ^a   Gimeno, D ^a   Fernandez Turiel, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

description card; eruptive mechanisms; explosive basaltic volcanism; Olot NE Spain; phreatomagmatic; SEM; strombolian

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AQUIFERS; BASALT; BOMBS (ORDNANCE); LANTHANUM; PHOTOGRAPHY; RESTORATION; TRACE ELEMENTS; WELL LOGGING;

DESCRIPTION CARD; ERUPTIVE MECHANISMS; OLOT NE SPAIN; PHREATOMAGMATIC; SEM; STROMBOLIAN;

VOLCANOES;

EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; LAVA FLOW; PHREATOMAGMATISM; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERONA [CATALONIA]; OLOT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 61849091414     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.12.018     Document Type: Article

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