Eruptive history of an alkali basaltic diatreme from Elie Ness, Fife, Scotland

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Gernon, T M ^a   Upton, B G J ^b   Hincks, T K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crater; Diatremes; Elie Ness; Eruption; Magma intrusion

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; CARBONIFEROUS; DIATREME; EMPLACEMENT; FORELAND BASIN; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; INFILL; LITHOFACIES; PERMIAN; PHREATOMAGMATISM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

FIFE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876675003     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-013-0704-7     Document Type: Article

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