Formation of cristobalite nanofibers during explosive volcanic eruptions

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 435-438

  Reich, Martin ^a   Zúñiga, Alejandro ^a   Amigo, Álvaro ^a,b   Vargas, Gabriel ^a   Morata, Diego ^a   Palacios, Carlos ^a   Parada, Miguel Ángel ^a   Garreaud, René D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICA; AVERAGE LENGTH; CRISTOBALITES; CRYSTALLINE SILICA; EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; HIGH SURFACE AREA; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LAVA DOME; LAVA DOME ERUPTION; NANOCRYSTALLINES; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; PATAGONIA; RESPIRABLE FRACTIONS; SILICA GLASS; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

AMORPHOUS CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOMES; EXPLOSIVES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOFIBERS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS;

VOLCANOES;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; CARBON MONOXIDE; CRISTOBALITE; LAVA DOME; SILICA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CHAITEN; CHILE; LOS LAGOS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69649083717     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25457A.1     Document Type: Article

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