Toothpaste lava from the Barren Island volcano (Andaman Sea)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 73-82

  Sheth, Hetu C ^a   Ray, Jyotiranjan S ^b   Kumar, Alok ^b   Bhutani, Rajneesh ^c   Awasthi, Neeraj ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^c PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman Sea; Barren Island; Basalt; Lava flow; Toothpaste lava; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ANDAMAN SEA; BARREN ISLAND; LAVA FLOWS; TOOTHPASTE LAVA; VOLCANISM;

BASALT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

VOLCANOES;

AA LAVA; BASALT; DEFORMATION; LAVA FLOW; PAHOEHOE; VISCOUS FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ANDAMAN SEA; ANDAMANS; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; BARREN ISLAND; CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 79953161284     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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