Evolution of an englacial volcanic ridge: Pillow Ridge tindar, Mount Edziza volcanic complex, NCVP, British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-275

  Edwards, Benjamin R ^a   Skilling, Ian P ^b   Cameron, Barry ^c   Haynes, Courtney ^a   Lloyd, Alex ^a   Hungerford, Jefferson H D ^b  

^a DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

glaciovolcanism; Mount Edziza volcanic complex; pillow lava; tindar; volcano ice interaction

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET; FTIR ANALYSIS; GLACIOVOLCANISM; ICE DYNAMICS; ICE SHEET; ICE VOLUMES; LATE CENOZOIC; LITHOFACIES; MARINE RECORD; MOUNT EDZIZA VOLCANIC COMPLEX; PILLOW LAVA; PILLOW LAVAS; PLEISTOCENE; TESTING HYPOTHESIS; TINDAR; VOLCANIC COMPLEX; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSITS; WESTERN SIDE;

DEPOSITS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ICE; MINES; MOUNTINGS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; WATER LEVELS;

VOLCANOES;

ALKALI BASALT; BRECCIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONGLOMERATE; DIKE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; ICE MECHANICS; ICE SHEET; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LAVA; LITHOFACIES; PLEISTOCENE; SANDSTONE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC LANDFORM; VOLCANISM; VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSIT; WATER LEVEL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 68349150651     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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