Magma Origin and Evolution of White Island (Whakaari) Volcano, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Abstract White Island is an active composite stratovolcano in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, that comprises many small volume (<0·1 km3) andesite–dacite lava flows and pyroclastic deposits with phenocryst contents of ∼15–44%. Minor high-Mg basaltic andesite explosive eruptions, such as those...

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Published in:Journal of Petrology
Main Authors: COLE, J. W., THORDARSON, T., BURT, R. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2000
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/petrology/41.6.867
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