Origin and depositional environment of clastic deposits in the Hilo drill hole, Hawaiʻi
- Author:
- Beeson, M.H., Clague, D.A., Lockwood, J.P.
- Title:
- Origin and depositional environment of clastic deposits in the Hilo drill hole, Hawaiʻi
- Periodical:
- Journal of Geophysical Research
- Year:
- 1996
- Volume:
- 101
- Pages:
- 11,617-11,629
- Subject:
- Lava analysis
- Summary:
- This document describes four hydroclastic deposits that formed when subaerially erupted Mauna Loa lava flows entered the ocean and fragmented to produce quenched, glassy fragments during hydrovolcanic explosions. These volcaniclastic units that were cored at depths of about 87, 164, 178, 226, and 246 meters below sea level and carbonate units that were located between depths of 27 and 53 meters below sea level in the Hilo drill core were found to be deposited at or near sea level.
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