Geological and Geodynamic Context of the Teide Volcanic Complex

Active Volcanoes of the World

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 23-36

  Carracedo, Juan Carlos ^a   Perez Torrado, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Island; Laurel Forest; Mantle Plume; Rift Zone; Shield Volcano

Indexed keywords

EID: 85078963503     PISSN: 21953589     EISSN: 21957029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25893-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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