Introduction: The 36-18 Ma southern Great Basin, USA, ignimbrite province and flareup: Swarms of subduction-related supervolcanoes

Geosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 260-274

  Best, Myron G ^a   Christiansen, Eric H ^a   Gromme, Sherman ^b  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b not available   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CALDERA; CENOZOIC; DACITE; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; IGNIMBRITE; LAVA; MAGMA; OUTFLOW; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

GREAT BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877094606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00870.1     Document Type: Article

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