| Abstract: | Thousands of ballistic blocks occur around Kīlauea Caldera and record part of the latest major period of explosive activity on the volcano, in late 1790 or within a few years thereafter. The sizes of the blocks – the largest of which is more than 2 m in nominal diameter – and differences in rock types allow the definition of at least 6 dispersal lobes of mostly undetermined relative age. The orientations of the lobes help approximate the locations of vents or explosion sources on the floor of the caldera, now deeply buried by younger lava flows. The vents may have been distributed northward for about 2 km from near the site of the modern Halema‘uma‘u Crater and were apparently confined to the western half of the caldera. The blocks are entirely lithic except for those in one dispersal lobe, which contains cored bombs and blocks as well as juvenile lapilli. Eruption parameters calculated from EJECT! suggest that the phreatic and phreatomagmatic explosions could have been generated at the water table, about 600 m below the high point on the caldera rim. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 70041455 |
| Citation Author: | Swanson, Donald A.; Zolkos, Scott P.; Haravitch, Ben |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Volcano Science Center |
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| Citation Day: | 15 |
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| Citation End Page: | 11 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research |
| Citation LatN: | 22.223829 |
| Citation LatS: | 22.199557 |
| Citation LonE: | -159.395349 |
| Citation LonW: | -159.425076 |
| Citation Month: | JUN |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 11 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Elsevier |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Ballistic blocks around Kīlauea Caldera: Their vent locations and number of eruptions in the late 18th century; 2012; Article; Journal; Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research; Swanson, Donald A.; Zolkos, Scott P.; Haravitch, Ben |
| Citation Start Page: | 1 |
| Citation Volume: | 231-232 |
| Citation Year: | 2012 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Ballistic blocks around Kīlauea Caldera: Their vent locations and number of eruptions in the late 18th century; 2012; Article; Journal; Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research; Swanson, Donald A.; Zolkos, Scott P.; Haravitch, Ben |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.04.008 |
| Date Other: | Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
