Eruptive style of the young high-Mg basaltic-andesite Pelagatos scoria cone, southeast of México City

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 859-880

  Guilbaud, Marie Noëlle ^a   Siebe, Claus ^a   Agustín Flores, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Basaltic andesite; Monogenetic volcanism; Pelagatos; Scoria cone; Sierra Chichinautzin; Strombolian activity; Trans Mexican Volcanic Belt

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BASALT; DEGASSING; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; FISSURE; LAVA FLOW; MAGMA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA; TRANS-MEXICAN VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 70349204491     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-009-0271-0     Document Type: Article

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