Geochemical study of Hawaiian basalts

Author:

Budahn, James Richard

Title:

Geochemical study of Hawaiian basalts

Year:

1980

Volume:

Master of Sciences (MSc)

Subject:

Basalt Mauna Kea volcano Geochemistry

Summary:

The abundances of 29 elements in 55 tholeiitic, transitional, and alkali olivine basalts from six major volcanoes (Kohala, Mauna Kea, Koolau, Lanai, Mauna Loa, and Mauna Ulu) of the Hawaiian Islands have been determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Nine olivine-controlled tholeiitic basalts have been identified from the suite of Mauna Kea samples. The data were used to determine and/or examine possible geochemical processes involved in the evolution of Hawaiian magmas.

URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/1957/43134

Date:

1980

Collection:

Monographs