Depositional characteristics and volcanic landforms in the Lake Natron-Engaruka monogenetic field, northern Tanzania

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 23-34

  Mattsson, Hannes B ^a   Tripoli, Barbara A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; East African Rift System; Fragmentation; Maar; Melilitite; Scoria cone

Indexed keywords

EAST AFRICAN RIFT SYSTEM; FRAGMENTATION; MAAR; MELILITITE; SCORIA CONE;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAKES; MICA; MORPHOLOGY; OLIVINE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLCANOES;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

BASALT; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DRY DEPOSITION; FRAGMENTATION; MAAR; MAGMA; MELILITITE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC LANDFORM;

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; LAKE NATRON; TANZANIA;

EID: 79957579021     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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