Overlapping volcanoes: the origin of Hilo Ridge, Hawaii

Author:

Holcomb, Robin T., Nelson, Bruce K., Reiners, Peter W., Sawyer, Nuni-Lyn

Title:

Overlapping volcanoes: the origin of Hilo Ridge, Hawaii

Periodical:

Geology

Year:

2000

Volume:

28

Pages:

547-550

Subject:

Hilo Ridge Isotope ratios Kohala Mauna Kea volcano

Summary:

The authors used the research vessel Thomas G. Thompson to search for remnants of an older Kahala edifice and concluded that Hilo Ridge is a product of Kohala instead of Mauna Kea. This conclusion is consistent with triple-spike Pb isotope analyses of the Hilo Ridge samples. They also predict that the Mauna Kea section penetrated by the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project will be found thinner than expected due to the overlap.

Label:

Geology

URL:

http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:4185/content/28/6/547.full

Collection:

Periodicals