In search of ancestral Kilauea volcano
Geology
By: P. W. Lipman, T. W. Sisson, T. Ui, and J. Naka
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Abstract
Submersible observations and samples show that the lower south flank of Hawaii, offshore from Kilauea volcano and the active Hilina slump system, consists entirely of compositionally diverse volcaniclastic rocks; pillow lavas are confined to shallow slopes. Submarine-erupted basalt clasts have strongly variable alkalic and transitional basalt compositions (to 41% SiO2, 10.8% alkalies), contrasting with present-day Kilauea tholeiites. The volcaniclastic rocks provide a unique record of ancestral alkalic growth of an archetypal hotspot volcano, including transition to its tholeiitic shield stage, and associated slope-failure events.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | In search of ancestral Kilauea volcano |
| Series title | Geology |
| DOI | 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<1079:ISOAKV>2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Geological Society of America |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1079 |
| Last page | 1082 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawai'i |
| Other Geospatial | Hilina slump, Pacific Ocean |
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