Vesiculation and microlite crystallization induced by decompression: A case study of the 1991-1995 Mt Unzen eruption (Japan)

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 52, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1469-1492

  Cichy, Sarah B ^a   Botcharnikov, Roman E ^a   Holtz, François ^a   Behrens, Harald ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Decompression experiments; Magma ascent; Unzen volcano; Vesiculation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DECOMPRESSION; GLASS; MAGMA; NUCLEATION; OXIDE; PLAGIOCLASE; PRESSURE; PYROXENE; VOLCANIC ROCK;

JAPAN; KYUSHU; NAGASAKI [KYUSHU]; UNZEN VOLCANO;

EID: 79961066913     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egq072     Document Type: Article

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