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Welded glass-breccias from Marysvale, Utah

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

P. F. Kerr ,
A. T. Gavesci  and
D. R. Bowes
P. F. Kerr
Affiliation:
School of Earth SciencesStanford UniversityCalifornia 94305, U.S.A.
A. T. Gavesci
Affiliation:
Department of Geology and GeographyHunter College of the City of New YorkN.Y. 10021, U.S.A.
D. R. Bowes
Affiliation:
Department of GeologyUniversity of GlasgowGlasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland
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Summary

Glass-breccias and volcanic glass from Marysvale are shown to be welded ash-flow tuffs of rhyolitic composition. They are interpreted as resulting from intermittent volcanic activity.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 111 , Issue 1 , January 1974 , pp. 15 - 22
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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