Petrology of the Hawaiian Islands; III. Kilauea and general petrology of Hawaii

Author:: Washington, Henry S.
Title:: Petrology of the Hawaiian Islands; III. Kilauea and general petrology of Hawaii
Periodical:: American Journal of Science, 5th Series
Year:: 1923
Volume:: 6
Pages:: 338-367
Subject:: Petrology Hawaii Island Geochemistry Crystalization Kilauea Volcano
Summary:: Washington describes and presents new chemical analyses for eight Kilauea lavas. The ancient lavas of Kilauea include olivine-free basalt, olivine basalt, and picrite-basalt. More recent lavas are olivine-free basalt, rare olivine basalt, and picrite-basalt. The author summarizes the general character of the lavas of Hawaii and criticizes the analyses published by Silvestri (1888). He mentions black glass in ejected blocks from Halemaumau, reviews the relationships between Kilauea and Mauna Loa, and concludes on the basis of similarity of averages that a "connection between the volcanoes and a community of origin for their lavas is clearly indicated."
Label:: Geology
Date:: October 1923
Collection:: Periodicals