Unspiked K-Ar dating of young volcanic rocks from Loihi and Pitcairn hot spot seamounts

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 239-249

  Guillou, Hervé ^a   Garcia, Michael O ^b   Turpin, Laurent ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Hawaii; Hot spot; K Ar geochronology; Lava accumulation rates; Loihi

Indexed keywords

HOT SPOT; HOTSPOTS; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; POTASSIUM/ARGON DATING; QUATERNARY; SEAMOUNT; SEAMOUNTS; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

PACIFIC, LOIHI SEAMOUNT; PACIFIC, PITCAIRN ISLAND;

EID: 0031404432     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(97)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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