Evolution of a Quaternary peralkaline volcano: Mayor Island, New Zealand
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
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Abstract
Mayor Island is a Holocene pantelleritic volcano showing a wide range of dispersive power and eruptive intensity despite a very limited range in magma composition of only 2% SiO2. The primary controls on this range appear to have been the magmatic gas content on eruption and a varying involvement of basaltic magma, rather than major-element chemistry of the rhyolites. The ca. 130 ka subaerial history of the volcano contains portions of three geochemical cycles with abrupt changes in trace-element chemistry following episodes of caldera collapse. The uniform major-element chemistry of the magma may relate to a fine balance between rates of eruption and supply and the higher density of the more evolved (Ferich) magmas which could be tapped only after caldera-forming events had removed significant volumes of less evolved but lighter magma. ?? 1992.
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Houghton, B.F., Weaver, S., Wilson, C.J., Lanphere, M.A., 1992, Evolution of a Quaternary peralkaline volcano: Mayor Island, New Zealand: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 51, no. 3, p. 217-236.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Evolution of a Quaternary peralkaline volcano: Mayor Island, New Zealand |
| Series title | Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research |
| First page | 217 |
| Last page | 236 |