Structure and evolution of the Rockeskyllerkopf Volcanic Complex, West Eifel Volcanic Field, Germany

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 971-990

  Shaw, Cliff S J ^a,b   Woodland, Alan B ^a   Hopp, Jens ^c   Trenholm, Nesha D ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germany; Monogenetic volcanism; Phreatomagmatic eruptions; Quaternary; West Eifel

Indexed keywords

CRATER; LAVA FLOW; PHLOGOPITE; PHREATOMAGMATISM; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; QUATERNARY; TEPHRA; TUFF; UNCONFORMITY; VOLCANISM; VOLCANOLOGY;

GERMANY; RHINELAND-PALATINATE; WEST EIFEL VOLCANIC FIELD;

EID: 77957352256     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-010-0380-9     Document Type: Article

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