Columnar jointing in vapor-phase-altered, non-welded Cerro Galán Ignimbrite, Paycuqui, Argentina

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1567-1582

  Wright, Heather M N ^a,d   Lesti, Chiara ^b   Cas, Raymond A F ^a   Porreca, Massimiliano ^b   Viramonte, J G ^c   Folkes, Chris B ^a   Giordano, Guido ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Columnar joint; Devitrification; Ignimbrite; Pyroclastic flow; Vapor phase; Welding

Indexed keywords

CLAST; COHESION; COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMPLACEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IGNIMBRITE; PORE SPACE; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; TRANSITION ELEMENT; VAPORIZATION; VITRIFICATION; WELDING;

ARGENTINA; CATAMARCA; CERRO GALAN;

EID: 82455210779     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-011-0524-6     Document Type: Article

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