Processes active in mafic magma chambers: The example of Kilauea Iki Lava Lake, Hawaii

Lithos

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 37-46

  Helz, Rosalind Tuthill ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bouyant melt; Convection; Crystallization of basalt; Lava lakes; Melt density variations; Processes in magma chambers

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRYSTALLIZATION; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATIC DIFFERENTIATION; THERMAL CONVECTION;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KILAUEA; MAUNA LOA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349277114     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lithos.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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