Morpho-structural evolution of a volcanic island developed inside an active oceanic rift: S. Miguel Island (Terceira Rift, Azores)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 301, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-106

  Sibrant, A L R ^a,b   Hildenbrand, A ^a,b   Marques, F O ^c   Weiss, B ^d   Boulesteix, T ^e   Hubscher C ^d   Ludmann T ^d   Costa, A C G ^a,c   Catalao J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Azores Triple Junction; K Ar dating; Mass wasting; Morpho structural evolution; S. Miguel Island; Submarine debris deposit

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; LANDSLIDES; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

AZORES TRIPLE JUNCTION; K-AR DATING; MASS WASTING; MORPHO-STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; S. MIGUEL ISLAND;

VOLCANOES;

EURASIAN PLATE; PLATE MOTION; PLINIAN ERUPTION; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION; VOLCANIC ISLAND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; FOGO VOLCANO; PORTUGAL; SAO MIGUEL; SETE CIDADES VOLCANO; TERCEIRA RIFT;

EID: 84930959779     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2015.04.011     Document Type: Article

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