The origin of a large (>3km) maar volcano by coalescence of multiple shallow craters: Lake Purrumbete maar, southeastern Australia

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 254, Issue , 2013, Pages 5-22

  Jordan, S C ^a   Cas, R A F ^a   Hayman, P C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crater coalescence; Extremely large maar volcanoes; Maar diatreme; Phreatomagmatism; Vent migration

Indexed keywords

CRATER WALL; DIATREME; DRY AND WET; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; FAULT LINE; LITHICS; LOCAL FAULTS; MAGMATIC SYSTEMS; PHREATOMAGMATISM; PYROCLASTIC FLOWS; ROCK FORMATIONS; SOFT ROCKS; SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA; TECTONIC SETTINGS; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; THREE PHASIS; VENT MIGRATION; VERTICAL GROWTH; VOLCANICS;

AQUIFERS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; VOLCANOES;

COALESCENCE;

COALESCENCE; CRATER; DIATREME; MAAR; PHREATOMAGMATISM; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; VENTING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AUSTRALIA; LAKE PURRUMBETE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84873820252     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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