Current Research at the Ronald B. Gilmore XRF Lab


Current research in the XRF Lab is constantly evolving and developing. PDFs, abstracts and a few figures from some recently published papers are available below:


Shield-stage alkalic volcanism on Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii

V. Dorsey Wanless a, Michael O. Garcia a,*, J. Michael Rhodes b,
Dominique Weis c, Marc D. Norman d

a Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaidi, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
b Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
c Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
d Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

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Ferric/ferrous ratios in 1984 Mauna Loa lavas: a contribution
to understanding the oxidation state of Hawaiian magmas

J. M. Rhodes and M. J. Vollinger, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Composition of basaltic lavas sampled by phase-2 of the
Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project: Geochemical stratigraphy
and magma types


J. M. Rhodes and M. J. Vollinger, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Geochemical Stratigraphy of lava flows sampled by the Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project

J. M. Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Submarine Radial Vents on Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawai`i


V. Dorsey Wanless 1, M. O. Garcia1, F. A. Trusdell 2, J. M. Rhodes 3, M.D. Norman 4, Dominique
Weis 5, D. J. Fornari 6,M.D. Kurz 6, and Hervé Guillou 7

1 Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai`i, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
2 U.S.G.S. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawai`i National Park, HI 96718, USA
3 Dept. of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
4 Dept of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4,
Canada
5 Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, AUS
6 Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
02543, USA
7 Laboratorie des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement Domaine du CNRS, 91198 Gif sur
Yvette, France

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Episodic trace element and isotopic variations in historic Mauna Loa lavas: Implications for magma and plume dynamics.

 

J. M. Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, UMass, Amherst

S. R. Hart, Department of Geology and Geophysics, WHOI

Mauna Loa Revealed: Structure, Composition, History, and Hazards, Geophysical Monograph Series, vol. 92, edited by J. M. Rhodes and J. P. Lockwood, pp. 263-288, AGU, Washington, D.C., 1995

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The 1852 and 1868 Mauna Loa Picrite Eruptions: Clues to Parental Magma Compositions and the Magmatic Plumbing System.

J. M. Rhodes, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Mauna Loa Revealed: Structure, Composition, History, and Hazards, Geophysical Monograph Series, vol. 92, edited by J. M. Rhodes and J. P. Lockwood, pp. 241-262, AGU, Washington, D.C., 1995

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