Recent volcanic history of Irazú volcano, Costa Rica: Alternation and mixing of two magma batches, and pervasive mixing

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 412, Issue 412, 2006, Pages 259-276

  Alvarado, Guillermo E ^a   Carr, Michael J ^b   Turrin, Brent D ^b   Swisher III, Carl C ^b   Schmincke, Hans Ulrich ^c   Hudnut, Kenneth W ^d  

^a INSTITUTO COSTARRICENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD   (Costa Rica)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa rica; Hazards; Iraz volcano; Magma batches; Magma mixing and commingling; Recent stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

BASALT; DEPOSITS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; EXPLOSIVES; HAZARDS; MIXING; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY;

COSTA RICA; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; INTERMEDIATE PRESSURES; LARGE ION LITHOPHILE ELEMENTS; MAGMA BATCHES; MAGMA MIXING; SHIELD CONSTRUCTION; VOLCANIC HISTORY;

VOLCANOES;

BASALT; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HORNBLENDE; LAVA FLOW; MANTLE SOURCE; SHIELD; SILICA; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION; UNCONFORMITY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM; VOLCANO;

CARTAGO; COSTA RICA; IRAZU VOLCANO;

OXANDRA LAURIFOLIA; SCORIAS;

EID: 72449168425     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2006.2412(14)     Document Type: Article

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