Unbedded diatreme deposits reveal maar-diatreme-forming eruptive processes: Standing Rocks West, Hopi Buttes, Navajo Nation, USA

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1-17

  Lefebvre, N S ^a   White, J D L ^a   Kjarsgaard, B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Country rock breccia; Diatreme; Fissure; Hopi buttes volcanic field; Monogenetic

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; COUNTRY ROCK; DIATREME; DIKE; FISSURE; MAAR; MAGMA; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; TEPHRA; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; WALL ROCK;

ARIZONA; HOPI BUTTES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880334489     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-013-0739-9     Document Type: Article

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