Stratigraphy, geomorphology, geochemistry and hazard implications of the Nejapa Volcanic Field, western Managua, Nicaragua

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 213-214, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-71

  Avellán, Denis Ramón ^a,b   Macías, José Luis ^b   Pardo, Natalia ^c   Scolamacchia, Teresa ^d   Rodriguez, Dionisio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE NICARAGUA   (Nicaragua)

^b INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eruptive frequency phreatomagmatism; Monogenetic volcanism; Tephrochronology; Volcanic field evolution

Indexed keywords

ERUPTIVE FREQUENCY PHREATOMAGMATISM; LAVA FLOWS; MONOGENETIC VOLCANISM; NICARAGUA; RADIOCARBON DATING; RECURRENCE INTERVALS; STUDY AREAS; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC FIELD; VOLCANIC STRUCTURES;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

VOLCANOES;

ACTIVE FAULT; FISSURE; LAVA FLOW; PHREATOMAGMATISM; RADIOCARBON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

MANAGUA [NICARAGUA]; NICARAGUA;

EID: 83455229417     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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