Petrology of 1977 to 1998 eruptions of Piton de la Fournaise, La Réunion Island

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 184, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 109-125

  Boivin, Pierre ^a   Bachèlery, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

fractional crystallisation; magma storage system; magmatic evolution; Piton de la Fournaise volcano

Indexed keywords

BULK COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; CLINOPYROXENE; CRYSTALLISATION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLISATION; GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH; MAGMA BODIES; MAGMA RESERVOIRS; MAGMA STORAGE SYSTEM; MAGMATIC EVOLUTION; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PB ISOTOPES; PITON DE LA FOURNAISE VOLCANO; SHALLOW RESERVOIRS; STEADY STATE; STRATIFIED RESERVOIRS; VOLCANIC EDIFICE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; FELDSPAR; ISOTOPES; LIQUIDS; OLIVINE; OXYGEN; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; POTASSIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VOLCANOES;

BASALT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA FLOW; LOW PRESSURE; MAGMA; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; MINERALOGY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PETROLOGY; PHENOCRYST; PRESSURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TREND ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; PITON DE LA FOURNAISE; REUNION;

EID: 67349178271     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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