Injection of vesicular magma into an andesitic dome at the effusive-explosive transition

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 295, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 83-90

  Williamson, B J ^a   Di Muro, A ^b   Horwell, C J ^c   Spieler, O ^d   Llewellin, E W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dome collapse; Melt inclusions; Montserrat; Soufri re Hills volcano

Indexed keywords

CRISTOBALITES; DOME COLLAPSE; EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION; FRACTURE SURFACES; MAGMA INJECTION; MATRIX VESICLES; MELT EXTRUSION; MELT INCLUSIONS; QUARTZ PHENOCRYSTS; SATURATION PRESSURE; TRIGGERING MECHANISM; VAPOUR-PHASE;

CRYSTALS; FELDSPAR; FRACTURE; GLASS; MELT SPINNING; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

DOMES;

ANDESITE; DOME; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAGMA; MELT INCLUSION; PLAGIOCLASE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 77953577318     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.03.027     Document Type: Article

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