Slow Volcanoes: The Intriguing Similarities Between Marine Asphalt and Basalt Lavas
In 2003, the Chapopote asphalt flow was discovered in the southern Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 2,900 m. Subsequent exploration has expanded the known extent of asphalt volcanism across abyssal depths in much of this region. Aspects of asphalt flow morphology are analogous to ropy pāhoehoe flows kno...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2018.202 |