Age systematics of two young en echelon Samoan volcanic trails

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Koppers, Anthony A P ^a,b   Russell, Jamie A ^b   Roberts, Jed ^c,d   Jackson, Matthew G ^e,f   Konter, Jasper G ^b,g   Wright, Dawn J ^c   Staudigel, Hubert ^b   Hart, Stanley R ^e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries   (United States)

^e WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

hot spots; intraplate volcanism; Pacific plate; seamounts; zoned mantle plume

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES; TECTONICS; THERMAL PLUMES; GEOCHEMISTRY; VOLCANOES;

HOT SPOT; INTRAPLATE VOLCANISM; MANTLE PLUME; PACIFIC PLATES; SEAMOUNTS;

VOLCANOES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; BASALT; EN ECHELON STRUCTURE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOT SPOT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MANTLE PLUME; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE MOTION; SEAMOUNT; SUBDUCTION; VOLCANISM;

SAMOA;

EID: 79961212727     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003438     Document Type: Article

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