Morphology, internal architecture and emplacement mechanisms of lava flows from the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) of Argana Basin (Morocco)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 357, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 167-193

  El Hachimi, Hind ^a   Youbi, Nasrrddine ^a,b,c   Madeira, José ^c,d   Bensalah, Mohamed Khalil ^a,c   Martins, Línia ^c   Mata, João ^c   Medina, Fida ^e   Bertrand, Hervé ^f   Marzoli, Andrea ^g   Munhá, José ^c   Bellieni, Giuliano ^g   Mahmoudi, Abdelkader ^h   Abbou, Mohamed Ben ⁱ   Assafar, Hicham ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^h MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

ⁱ SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAVA FLOW; PAHOEHOE; PALEOSOL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARGANA BASIN; GUELMIM-ES SMARA; MOROCCO;

EID: 84055222019     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP357.9     Document Type: Article

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