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Extrusive Series of a Seamount Sequence
Interpretive section through the 1800 m thick extrusive series of a seamount sequences on La Palma. It starts on top of a sequence dominated by dikes and sill intrusions, and shows a transition from mostly thick pillow deposits to highly fragmented pillow breccias and hyaloclastites. Thi ...
Data Types: diagram
Evolution of a Seamount based on La Palma Extusive Series
In this cartoon the evolution of a seamount is depicted based on a field study of the extrusive series on La Palma, Canary Islands. Four stages are distinguished: [A] Most seamounts on mature oceanic crust are formed in deep water and on top of the already deposited marine sediments. In th ...
Data Types: model cartoon
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