Time and space variations in magmatic and phreatomagmatic eruptive processes at Easy Chair (Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, Nevada, USA)

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Valentine, Greg A ^a   Cortés, Joaquín A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hawaiian; Maar diatreme; Monogenetic; Phreatomagmatic; Strombolian

Indexed keywords

DIATREME; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MAAR; MAGMA; PHREATOMAGMATISM; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TEPHRA; TUFF; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; LUNAR CRATER VOLCANIC FIELD; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882794717     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-013-0752-z     Document Type: Article

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