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Petrologic Study of Explosive Pyroclastic Eruption Stage in Shirataka Volcano, NE Japan: Synchronized Eruption of Multiple Magma Chambers

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Masao Ban, Shiho Hirotani, Osamu Ishizuka and Naoyoshi Iwata

Submitted: 16 December 2010 Published: 13 January 2012

DOI: 10.5772/24926

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Petrology - New Perspectives and Applications

Edited by Ali Ismail Al-Juboury

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Written By

Masao Ban, Shiho Hirotani, Osamu Ishizuka and Naoyoshi Iwata

Submitted: 16 December 2010 Published: 13 January 2012