Geological observations on the Island of Maui, Hawaii
- Author:
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Hinds, Norman E. A.
- Title:
- Geological observations on the Island of Maui, Hawaii
- Periodical:
- Science
- Year:
- 1925
- Volume:
- 61
- Pages:
- 316-318
- Subject:
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Volcanoes Maui
Haleakala
Geology Haleakala
- Summary:
- The Maui group consists of at least six principal eruptive centers, two each on Maui and Molokai, and one on Lanai and on Kahoolawe. It's not impossible that Oahu and the Maui group form a huge, complex lava dome; Hawaii, with its five major eruptive centers, is a separate volcanic unit. From geomorphologic evidence, Haleakala appears to be slightly older than Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Subsidiary activity on Mauna Kea apparently ceased earlier than on Haleakala. Only two of the principal Hawaiian vents, Mauna Kea and Hualalai on the island of Hawaii, have become extinct since the cessation of the major eruptivity of Haleakala.
- Label:
- Geology
- Date:
- March 20, 1925
- Collection:
- Periodicals