Eruption of reverse-zoned upper Tshirege Member, Bandelier Tuff from centralized vents within Valles caldera, New Mexico

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 276, Issue , 2014, Pages 82-104

  Goff, Fraser ^a   Warren, R G ^b   Goff, Cathy J ^c   Dunbar, Nelia ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Comprehensive Volcanic Petrographics LLC ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andesitic enclaves; Bandelier Tuff; Central vents; Compositionally zoned magma chambers; Ignimbrite; Reverse zoning; Ring fracture vents; Secondary andradite; Tshirege Member; Valles caldera; Vent breccia

Indexed keywords

ANDESITIC ENCLAVES; BANDELIER TUFF; IGNIMBRITES; MAGMA CHAMBER; SECONDARY ANDRADITE; TSHIREGE MEMBER; VALLES CALDERA;

APATITE; BARIUM; DOMES; FELDSPAR; FRACTURE; ILMENITE; MINERALS; PLASTIC FLOW; STRATIGRAPHY; THORIUM; TITANIUM; ZIRCON; ZONING;

ROCKS;

ANDESITE; ANDRADITE; BRECCIA; CALDERA; IGNIMBRITE; MAGMA CHAMBER; MINERALOGY; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; STRATIGRAPHY; TUFF; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES; VALLES CALDERA;

EID: 84897830635     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.02.018     Document Type: Article

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