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Muir & Tilley 1963

Muir, I.D. and Tilley, C.E. (1963). Contributions to the petrology of Hawaiian basalts; [Part] 2, The tholeiitic basalts of Mauna Loa and Kilauea, with chemical analyses by J. H. Scoon. American Journal of Science 261(2): 111-128.

The mineralogy, petrography, and differentiation trends of typical tholeiitic basalts of the Hawaiian province, particularly the lavas of Mauna Loa and Kilauea, are discussed in the light of new chemical data on the rocks and their constituent pyroxenes. The analyses reveal the trend of pyroxene fractionation (phenocryst, groundmass) in individual lavas and emphasize the limited range of iron and alkali enrichment with progressive crystallization of liquids of this tholeiitic lava suite.

Keywords
basalts; East Pacific Ocean Islands; Hawaii; igneous rocks; Mauna, Loa and Kilauea; Oceania; petrology; Polynesia; tholeiitic; United, States; volcanic rocks, 05, Igneous and metamorphic petrology

Journal
American Journal of Science
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Publisher
The American Journal of Science, Yale University
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