Oceanic Hotspots [electronic resource] : Intraplate Submarine Magmatism and Tectonism /

References -- 1 Sea-Floor Topography and Morphology of the Superswell Region -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Data Sources and Methods -- 1.3 Sea-floor Morphology in French Polynesia -- 1.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Seismicity of the Society and Austral Hotspots in the South Pacific: Seismic Detection, Monitoring and Interpretation of Underwater Volcanism -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Seismic Waves Used -- 2.3 Volcano-Seismic Activities on the Society Hotspot -- 2.4 Volcano-Seismic Activity of the Austral Hotspot: Macdonald Seamount -- 2.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 A Global Isostatic Load Model and its Application to Determine the Lithospheric Density Structure of Hotspot Swells -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Isostasy of the Lithospheric Plate -- 3.3 Reference Model -- 3.4 Lithospheric Density Structure of Hotspot Swells -- 3.5 Subsidence of Hotspot Structures -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 Origin of the 43 Ma Bend Along the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Chain -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Emperor Seamount Chain Paradox -- 4.3 The Origin of the 43Ma Bend -- 4.4 Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 South Pacific Intraplate Volcanism: Structure, Morphology and Style of Eruption -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Society Hotspot -- 5.3 Austral Hotspot -- 5.4 Pitcairn Hotspot -- 5.5 Hotspot Versus Non-Hotspot Volcanoes -- 5.6 Style of Eruption and Formation of Hotspot Edifices -- 5.7 Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Submarine Landslides in French Polynesia -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Geological Setting -- 6.3 Landslides of the Society Islands -- 6.4 Austral Island Landslides -- 6.5 Classification of the Society and Austral Landslides -- 6.6 Evolution of the Mass Wasting with the Age of the Edifices -- 6.7 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 7 Mantle Plumes are NOT From Ancient Oceanic Crust -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Petrological Arguments -- 7.3 Geochemical Arguments -- 7.4 Mineral Physics Arguments -- 7.5 Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 The Sources for Hotspot Volcanism in the South Pacific Ocean -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Hotspot Chains of the South East Pacific -- 8.3 Discussion: Petrogenesis of South East Pacific Hotspots -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 Plume-Ridge Interactions: New Perspectives -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Concepts -- 9.3 Examples -- 9.4 Summary and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 10 Intraplate Gabbroic Rock Debris Ejected from the Magma Chamber of the Macdonald Seamount (Austral Hotspot): Comparison with Other Provinces -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Macdonald Seamount -- 10.3 Petrology -- 10.4 Geochemistry -- 10.5 Discussion -- 10.6 Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 11 The Foundation Chain: Inferring Hotspot-Plate Interaction from a Weak Seamount Trail -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Sample Preparation and Analytical Procedure -- 11.3 Results -- 11.4 Discussion -- 11.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 12 Hydrothermal Iron and Manganese Crusts from the Pitcairn Hotspot Region -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Geological Setting -- 12.3 Sample Description -- 12.4 Chemical Composition -- 12.5 Formation of Fe and Mn Crusts -- 12.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 13 Methane Venting into the Water Column Above the Pitcairn and the Society-Austral Seamounts, South Pacific -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Geological Setting -- 13.3 Methods -- 13.4 Results and Discussion -- 13.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 14 Petrology of Young Submarine Hotspot Lava: Composition and Classification -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Composition and Description of Oceanic Rocks -- 14.3 Relationship Between Intraplate-Hotspot and Spreading-Ridge Magmatism -- 14.4 Compositional Differences Among Hotspots -- 14.5 Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hekinian, Roger. editor., Cheminée, Jean-Louis. editor., Stoffers, Peter. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2004
Subjects:	Earth sciences., Geochemistry., Mineralogy., Geophysics., Oceanography., Earth Sciences., Geophysics/Geodesy.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18782-7
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