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Radiocarbon Dates for Lava Flows from Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa Volcano, Hilo 7 1/2’ Quadrangle, Island of Hawaii

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

J M Buchanan-Banks
Affiliation:
US Geological Survey (USGS), 5400 MacArthur Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington 98661
J P Lockwood
Affiliation:
USGS, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, PO Box 51, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii 96718
Meyer Rubin
Affiliation:
USGS, National Center, MS 971, Reston, Virginia 22092
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Twenty-eight 14C analyses are reported for carbonized roots and other plant material collected from beneath 15 prehistoric lava flows erupted from the northeast rift zone (NERZ) of Mauna Loa Volcano (ML) utilizing the recovery techniques of Lockwood and Lipman (1980). Most samples were collected from the Hilo 7 1/2’ quadrangle during field work for a geologic map of that quadrangle (Buchanan-Banks, unpub data); a few sample sites are located in adjacent quadrangles: Piihonua to the west and Mountain View to the south. Altitudes are given in English units as well as metric to facilitate locating sites on USGS topographic maps.

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