The facies architecture of a paleoproterozoic basaltic andesite synvolcanic intrusion, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1-14

  DeWolfe, Y M ^a   Gibson, H L ^b  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basaltic andesite; Flin Flon; Peperite; Shallow intrusions; Synvolcanic; Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BASALT; DIKE; FACIES ANALYSIS; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LAVA FLOW; MASSIVE SULFIDE; PEPERITE; PILLOW LAVA; PROTEROZOIC; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANOLOGY;

CANADA; FLIN FLON; MANITOBA;

EID: 84874356340     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-013-0699-0     Document Type: Article

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