Volcanological evolution and caldera forming eruptions of Mt. Nemrut (Eastern Turkey)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 245-246, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-39

  Ulusoy, İnan ^a   Çubukçu, H Evren ^a   Aydar, Erkan ^a   Labazuy, Philippe ^b   Ersoy, Orkun ^c   Şen, Erdal ^a   Gourgaud, Alain ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Caldera; Eastern Anatolia; Ignimbrite; Nemrut caldera; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANATOLIA; CALDERA; EASTERN ANATOLIA; IGNIMBRITES; NEMRUT CALDERAS;

VOLCANOES;

CALDERA; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; DOME; FUMAROLE; IGNIMBRITE; LAVA FLOW; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANOLOGY;

ANATOLIA; BITLIS; NEMRUT; TURKEY;

EID: 84956571749     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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