Sequential eruption of alkaline and sub-alkaline magmas from a small monogenetic volcano in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 201, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 126-142

  Needham, A J ^a,b   Lindsay, J M ^a   Smith, I E M ^a   Augustinus, P ^a   Shane, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auckland Volcanic Field; Basalt geochemistry; Intraplate volcanism; Monogenetic behaviour; Rangitoto Island

Indexed keywords

BASALT GEOCHEMISTRY; INTRAPLATE VOLCANISM; MONOGENETIC BEHAVIOUR; RANGITOTO ISLAND; VOLCANIC FIELD;

BASALT; DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC CONDUITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; OLIVINE; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS; WETLANDS;

VOLCANOES;

BASALT; CLINOPYROXENE; FRACTIONATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LAVA; MAGMA; OLIVINE; PARTIAL MELTING; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT; RADIOCARBON DATING; STRATIGRAPHY; TEPHRA; THOLEIITE; TRACE ELEMENT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

AUCKLAND; AUCKLAND VOLCANIC FIELD; CRATER HILL; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; RANGITOTO;

EID: 79953033896     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.07.017     Document Type: Article

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