Volcanic geology of Rarotonga, southern Pacific Ocean

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-104

  Thompson, G M ^a   Malpas, J ^a   Smith, Ian E M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alkali basalt; Ankaramite; Ocean island volcanism; Phonolite; Rarotonga

Indexed keywords

OCEANIC ISLAND; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; VOLCANISM;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0031851313     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514793     Document Type: Article

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