Geochemical evidence for relict degassing pathways preserved in andesite

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 386, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-33

  Plail, Melissa ^a   Edmonds, Marie ^b   Humphreys, Madeleine C S ^c   Barclay, Jenni ^a   Herd, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andesite; Cordierite; Metals; Pseudotachylyte; Soufri re Hills Volcano; Volcanic degassing

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

ANDESITE; CORDIERITE; FRICTIONAL HEATING; GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE; GEOCHEMICAL SIGNATURES; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PSEUDOTACHYLYTES; VOLCANIC DEGASSING;

METALS;

ANDESITE; CORDIERITE; DEGASSING; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; METAL; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; SHEAR ZONE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MONTSERRAT; SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO;

EID: 84888060491     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.10.044     Document Type: Article

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