Age of tilted reefs, Hawaii.
Journal of Geophysical Research
By: J. G. Moore and J.F. Campbell
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Abstract
Submerged carbonate reefs are preserved as a series of submarine terraces between Molokai and Hawaii along a 200-km span of the SE Hawaiian Ridge. Limestones from 2 of the terraces have been dated at 13 and 120 ka. Recognition that the terraces are tilted permits assignment of about a dozen terraces from 150 to 1300 m depth to 8 general reef platforms. These reefs were drowned by the combined effects of island subsidence and sea level rise at the end of successive glacial stages from 13 to 647 ka. The platforms are tilted 5 m/km SE toward the locus of volcanic centered on the island of Hawaii.-from Authors
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Age of tilted reefs, Hawaii. |
| Series title | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | B3 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| First page | 2641 |
| Last page | 2646 |
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