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Shield-stage alkalic volcanism on Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii

Date

Authors

Wanless, V Dorsey

Garcia, Michael

Rhodes, J M

Weis, Dominique

Norman, Marc

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Alkalic lavas have been discovered at two young (∼5-20 ka) submarine radial vents on the western flank of Mauna Loa, a volcano that was thought to have produced only tholeiitic lavas for at least the last ∼240,000 years. Major and trace element data s

Keywords

Keywords: Fractionation; Geochemistry; Melting; Molten materials; Petrology; Seismology; Trace elements; Volcanic rocks; Alkalic lavas; Alkalic volcanism; Radial vents; Submarine volcanism; Tholeiitic magma; Volcanoes; alkali basalt; shield volcano; volcanism; Hawa Alkalic volcanism; Mauna Loa; Petrology; Radial vents; Submarine volcanism

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/19873

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.07.027

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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