Possible role of mantle-derived CO2 in causing two "phreatic" explosions in Alaska
Geology
By: I. Barnes and G.A. McCoy
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Abstract
Two "phreatic" maars in Alaska may have been created by the explosive release of carbon dioxide from a basaltic melt. Both the basalt of the maars and the observed CO2 (δ13C = -6.36‰) are inferred to have come from the mantle. © 1979 Geological Society of America.
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Barnes, I., and McCoy, G., 1979, Possible role of mantle-derived CO2 in causing two "phreatic" explosions in Alaska: Geology, v. 7, no. 9, p. 434-435, https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1979)7<434:PROMCI>2.0.CO;2.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Possible role of mantle-derived CO2 in causing two "phreatic" explosions in Alaska |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(1979)7<434:PROMCI>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 434 |
| Last page | 435 |