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Moore & Ault 1965

Moore, J.G. and Ault, W.U. (1965). Historic littoral cones in Hawaii. Pacific Science 19(1): 3-11.

Littoral cones are formed by steam explosions resulting when large volumes of lava flows enter the sea. Three of about 50 cones on the shores of Mauna Loa and Kilauea on the island of Hawaii were formed in historic time, by aa flows which, being more brittle than pahoehoe, shatter more readily upon contact with water. Analyses of the glassy ash and of the feeding lava show no chemical interchange with sea water, but a reduced amount of iron oxidation because of the drastic chilling of lava.

Keywords
breccia; clastic rocks; East Pacific Ocean Islands; explosion in, sea water; geomorphology; Hawaii; Hawaii County Hawaii; Hawaii, Island; lava; lava flows; littoral cones; littoral lava cones;, Oceania; Polynesia; sea-water chilling; sedimentary rocks;, structures; United States; volcanic; volcanology, 23, Geomorphology

Journal
Pacific Science