« Surface-fed Dikes » — The origin of some unusual dikes along the Hilina fault zone,Kilauea volcano,Hawaii |
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| Authors: | R M Easton J P Lockwood |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 96822 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.;(2) Present address: Ontario Geological Survey, 77 Grenville Street, M5S 1B3 Toronto, Ont., Canada;(3) U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, 96718, Hawaii, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The origin of dike-like bodies along the Hilina fault scarp on the south flank of Kilauea Volcano. Hawaii has been the subject of recent controversy. Some geologists favour an origin by intrusion of magma from below, others favour « intrusion » of lava derived from above — lava derived from fluid surface flows which poured down open cracks. In order to distinguish between deep versus surface sources for the bodies, a suite of dike and other samples were analyzed for S, H2O, and Cl. All surface flows are degassed, whereas known dikes are volatile-rich. Samples of the Hilina dikes, and dikes from the Ninole Formation, Mauna Loa are degassed, indicating that these dikes were surface-fed — formed by magma which had been de-volatized by surface transport. A model is presented whereby the Hilina dikes form in talus and lava cones that drape the Hilina fault scarp. Seismic activity during eruption may have played an important role in the formation of the Hilina dikes. Similar dikes in the Ninole Formation probably formed in a similar environment. |
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