Homogeneity of lava flows - Chemical data for historic Mauna Loan eruptions

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Nov 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983lpsc...13..869r&link_type=abstract

In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 13th, Houston, TX, March 15-19, 1982, Proceedings. Part 2. (A83-21281,07-91) Washing

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Basalt, Flow Distribution, Geochemistry, Lava, Petrology, Volcanoes, Fractionation, Homogeneity, Mineralogy, Olivine

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Chemical analyses of basalts collected from the major historic eruptions of Mauna Loa volcano show that many of the flow fields are remarkably homogeneous in composition. Despite their large size (lengths 9-85 km), large areal extents (13-114 sq km), and various durations of eruption (1-450 days), many of the flow fields have compositional variability that is within, or close to, the analytical error for most elements. The flow fields that are not homogeneous vary mainly in olivine content in an otherwise homogeneous melt. Some are composite flow fields made up of several, apparently homogeneous subunits erupted at different elevations along the active volcanic rifts. Not all volcanoes produce lavas that are homogeneous like those of Mauna Loa. If studies such as this are to be used to evaluate compositional diversity in lavas where there is a lack of sampling control, such as on other planets, it is necessary to understand why some flow units and flow fields are compositionally homogeneous and others are not, and to develop criteria for distinguishing between them.

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