An alternative emplacement model for the classic Ardnamurchan cone sheet swarm, NW Scotland, involving lateral magma supply via regional dykes

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-91

  Magee, Craig ^a,b   Stevenson, Carl ^a   O'Driscoll, Brian ^c   Schofield, Nick ^a   McDermott, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility; Ardnamurchan; Cone sheets; Inclined sheets; Regional dykes

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARDNAMURCHAN; ERUPTION PRECURSOR; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; HOST ROCKS; INCLINED SHEETS; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMA FLOW; MAGMATIC ACTIVITY; MAGMATIC SYSTEMS; PALAEOGENE; REGIONAL DYKES; REGIONAL STRESS FIELD; SCOTLAND; SHEET FORMATION; STRESS FIELD; STRUCTURAL MEASUREMENTS; VOLCANIC EDIFICE; VOLCANIC SYSTEMS;

BUILDINGS; PARALLEL FLOW; STRESSES;

VOLCANOES;

DIKE; DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; MAGMA; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ARDNAMURCHAN; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866282665     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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