Migration of volcanism with time in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Robert A. Duncan and Ian McDougall

Earth and planetary science letters, Vol.21(4), pp.414-420

01/01/1974

Abstract

absolute age

basalts

concepts

dates

French Polynesia

hot spots

igneous rocks

interpretation

island arcs

K/Ar

mantle

mantle plumes

Marquesas Islands

migration

movement

Oceania

Pacific Ocean

plate tectonics

Polynesia

rates

Solid-earth geophysics

tectonophysics

volcanic

volcanic rocks

volcanism

volcanoes

volcanology

K/Ar dates of samples from five islands, NW-SE migration rate of 9.9 cm/yr, consistent with rigid plate model over fixed hot spot

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Title: Migration of volcanism with time in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Creators - without role: Robert A. Duncan - Australian National University
Ian McDougall - Australian National University
Publication Details: Earth and planetary science letters, Vol.21(4), pp.414-420
Publisher: Elsevier
Identifiers: 9952178008331
Academic Unit: King Saud University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article