| Title | Physical controls and resulting morphological forms of Quaternary ice-contact volcanoes in western Canada |
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| Author | Hickson, C J |
| Source | Canadian geomorphology 2000; by Slaymaker, O (ed.); Geomorphology vol. 32, issue 3-4, 2000 p. 239-261, https://doi.org/10.1016/s0169-555x(99)00099-9 |
| Links | Abstract - Résumé
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| Year | 2000 |
| Alt Series | Geological Survey of Canada, Contribution Series 1999060 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | British Columbia |
| NTS | 92; 93; 94; 102; 103; 104 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -140.0000 -120.0000 60.0000 49.0000 |
| Subjects | structural geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; volcanism; glaciation; ice morphology; ice sheets; glaciers; volcanoes; magmas; ice contact deposits; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | photographs; location maps; geological sketch maps; schematic diagrams; aerial photographs; tables |
| Abstract | Volcanism in association with large quantities of ice manifests itself in a variety of morphological forms developed under differing physical conditions. These physical conditions include the location,
amount, thickness, and type of confining ice, the location and quantity of trapped water, and the surrounding topography. Ice in the form of thick continental ice sheets, thinner alpine glaciers or even perennial accumulations of snow can influence
the resulting morphological form of the volcano. The chemical composition of the erupting magma, effusion rate and total erupted volume will also affect the shape of the resulting edifice. Quaternary volcanoes influenced by many of these factors are
found in western Canada. The morphological forms range from tuyas to subglacial mounds to stratovolcanoes. This paper provides a review of ice-contact volcanism and volcanic products formed in these environments using Canadian examples for
illustration. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 210522 |
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