Quaternary stratigraphy and chronology of Mauna Kea, Hawaii: a 380,000-yr record of mid-Pacific volcanism and ice-cap glaciation: Summary

Author:

Porter, Stephen C.

Title:

Quaternary stratigraphy and chronology of Mauna Kea, Hawaii: a 380,000-yr record of mid-Pacific volcanism and ice-cap glaciation: Summary

Periodical:

Geological Society of America Bulletin, Part 1

Year:

1979

Volume:

90

Pages:

609-611

Subject:

Mauna Kea volcano Glaciation Geochronology

Summary:

The highest of five massive shield volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii, Mauna Kea is the only summit in the tropical mid-Pacific that is known to possess evidence of former glaciation. Due to earlier geologic studies that were done by scientists on the upper slopes of the volcano contrasting theories were developed regarding the number of former glaciations and their ages. As a result, this study was started with the goal of developing a detailed stratigraphy and chronology for the volcano in order to assess the question of multiple glaciation.

Label:

Geology - Glaciation

URL:

http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2074/10.1130/0016-7606(1979)90<609:QSACOM>2.0.CO;2

Collection:

Periodicals