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GLACIOVOLCANIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
CONT

Glaciovolcanic deposits in West Antarctica from the middle-Oligocene (29-27Ma) indicate the presence of a thin local ice cap rather then a large scale ice sheet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
DEF

Qualifie les phénomènes résultant de l'action combinée du volcanisme et des glaciers : émissions de lave, pluies de cendres etc., faisant fondre la glace et provoquant des débâcles [...]

CONT

Les matériaux glaciovolcaniques sont formés principalement de produits volcaniques entraînés et mis en place par de telles débâcles.

Spanish

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