The eruptive history of Morne Jacob volcano (Martinique Island, French West Indies): Geochronology, geomorphology and geochemistry of the earliest volcanism in the recent Lesser Antilles arc

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 297-310

  Germa, Aurélie ^a,b   Quidelleur, Xavier ^a,b   Labanieh, Shasa ^c   Lahitte, Pierre ^a,b   Chauvel, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

K Ar dating; Lesser Antilles; Martinique; Plio Pleistocene volcanism

Indexed keywords

ERUPTIVE HISTORY; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; K-AR DATING; LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE; MARTINIQUE ISLAND; MASS MOVEMENT; OLIGOCENE; OUTPUT RATE; PLIO-PLEISTOCENE; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; TIME-AVERAGED; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANIC HISTORY; YIELDING RATE;

ARGON; BUILDINGS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEA LEVEL; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

VOLCANOES;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LAVA; PLEISTOCENE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 78649635064     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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