Geol 285 - Petrology, Dr. Helen M. Lang, West Virginia University, Fall 2007 Hawaiian VolcanismPacific Ocean Floor TopographyLinear Age/Distance Relation indicates ~constant rate of motion of Pacific Plateover the Hawaiian Hot Spot ~8.6 cm per yearThe emergent Hawaiian Islands Trade winds come from the NortheastExotic vegetation near Hilo, NE (wet) coast of Hawaii History of a typical Hawaiian Volcano (See Handout, and read it carefully)The Hawaiian IslandsHawaii "The Big Island" in reliefHawaii "The Big Island"Mauna Loa from spaceClassic Shield Volcanoes, 5-10o slope Volcanoes on the "Big Island" illustrate shield building (2a-c) and capping (3) stages Mauna Loa and Kilauea have been most active in the 20th CenturyTour of KilaueaKilauea Volcano - HawaiiKilauea Caldera 1823, 1979Historic Lava Flows in Kilauea Caldera and VicinityCrater Rim Drive, Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkKilauea Caldera from the airHalemaumau Crater inside larger Kilauea CalderaCrater Rim Drive, Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Parkin 1959 Pu’u Pu’ai erupted basaltic pumice (or cinders)Thurston Lava
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