Long-term compositional and eruptive behavior of Mauna Loa Volcano: Evidence from prehistoric caldera basalts
Samples of Hawaiian tholeiitic basalt were collected from successive prehistoric flow and intrusive units, exposed on the walls of the summit caldera of Mauna Loa Volcano. Based on major, minor, and trace element analyses, a caldera stratigraphy divided into three separate lava suites is presented....
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1990
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9110218 |