The volcanic rocks of Easter Island (Chile) and their use for the Moai sculptures

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 855-867

  Gioncada, Anna ^a   Gonzalez Ferran, Oscar ^b   Lezzerini, Marco ^a   Mazzuoli, Roberto ^a   Bisson, Marina ^c   Rapu, Sergio A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c SEZIONE DI PISA   (Italy)

^d Instituto de Estudios Oceanicos   (Chile)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Easter island; Hyalotuff; Moai; Monolith; Palagonite; Volcanic rock

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CLAY DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; DOMES; GLASS; GLASS INDUSTRY; QUARRIES; ROCK PRODUCTS; SEAWATER; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ARCHAEOLOGY; EASTER ISLAND; HYALOTUFF; MOAI; MONOLITH; PALAGONITE;

VOLCANOES;

ARCHAEOLOGY; BASALT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DOME; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA FLOW; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MINERALOGY; PALAGONITE; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; RHYOLITE; VOLCANIC ISLAND; VOLCANIC ROCK;

EASTER ISLAND;

EID: 78651507904     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2010/0022-2057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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