9503222 Garcia A three-year plan is proposed for the collection and study of rocks from the southwest rift zone of Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii. Many rocks from this area are picrites and it is possible that the deep eruptions are a result of density filtering of the magmas due to pooling of dense magmas deep within the conduit system. The alternative is that the lavas exposed on the proposed slump surface are older than subaerial lavas and therefore show a temporal variation of chemistry of lavas. These lavas are particularly interesting because they are the most Mg-rich lavas ever found on Hawaii or other similar island and these glasses can tell us much about how the mantle melts and how the melts are transported to the surface. ***

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9503222
Program Officer
David E. Epp
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1995-07-15
Budget End
1997-06-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
$34,860
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Hawaii
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Honolulu
State
HI
Country
United States
Zip Code
96822