The role of calcining and basal fluidization in the long runout of carbonate slides: An example from the Heart Mountain slide block, Wyoming and Montana, U.S.A

Journal of Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 577-599

  Anders, Mark H ^a   Fouke, Bruce W ^b   Zerkle, Aubrey L ^c   Tavarnelli, Enrico ^d   Alvarez, Walter ^e,f   Harlow, George E ^g  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco   (Italy)

^g DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE ROCK; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; CLASTIC DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; EOCENE; FLUIDIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SLIDING;

HEART MOUNTAIN; MONTANA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 78149310251     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656383     Document Type: Article

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