Rhyolitic volcanism of the central Snake River Plain: A review

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1-19

  Ellis, B S ^a   Wolff, J A ^b   Boroughs, S ^b   Mark, D F ^c   Starkel, W A ^b   Bonnichsen, B ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d not available   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimodal; Ignimbrite; Rhyolite; Snake River Plain

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; CALDERA; EMPLACEMENT; FALLOUT; IGNIMBRITE; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGMA; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PETROGENESIS; PLAGIOCLASE; PYROXENE; RHYOLITE; TEPHRA; TUFF; VOLCANISM;

COLUMBIA RIVER; IDAHO; NEVADA; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE RIVER;

EID: 84880181950     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-013-0745-y     Document Type: Article

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