Oxygen isotope constraints on the sources of Hawaiian volcanism

Author:

Eiler, John M., Farley, Kenneth A., Valley, John W., Hofman, Albrecht W., Stolper, Edward M.

Title:

Oxygen isotope constraints on the sources of Hawaiian volcanism

Periodical:

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Year:

1996

Volume:

144

Pages:

453-468

Subject:

Lava analysis Isotope ratios Olivine

Summary:

The Hawaiian islands are among the longest-lived, largest, and most extensively studied occurrences of oceanic hot spot volcanism. During this study, the oxygen isotope ratios in 99 separates of olivine and 14 separates of plagioclase or glass from Hawaiian lavas were measured. This study differed from previous studies that relied on analyses of whole rocks and glasses with the results presented here.

Label:

Geology

URL:

http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2074/10.1016/S0012-821X(96)00170-7

Date:

1996

Collection:

Periodicals