The Upper and Lower Nisyros Pumices: Revisions to the Mediterranean tephrostratigraphic record based on micron-beam glass geochemistry

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 243-244, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-80

  Tomlinson, E L ^a   Kinvig, H S ^b   Smith, V C ^c   Blundy, J D ^b   Gottsmann, J ^b   Muller W ^a   Menzies, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nisyros; Tephra; Tephrochronology; Trace element; Volcanic glass

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINTS; LA-ICP-MS; NISYROS; TEPHRA; TEPHRAS; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC GLASS;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GLASS;

AGE DETERMINATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; PUMICE; TEPHRA; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GLASS;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; DODECANESE; GREECE; KOS [SOUTHERN AEGEAN]; NISYROS; SOUTHERN AEGEAN;

EID: 84864453766     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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