The Hawaiian-Emperor Chain

Formation and evolution of Shatsky Rise oceanic plateau: Insights from IODP Expedition 324 and recent geophysical cruises

“…The age span of Tamu Massif eruptions is further expanded by the radiometric date of ~129 Ma for Toronto Ridge, suggesting a gap of ~15 Myr from the end of shield building (Tejada et al, in press). This ridge represents late stage eruptions, which are common for large volcanoes, such as the Hawaiian and Emperor volcanoes (Clague and Dalrymple, 1989). Nonetheless, this age gap is substantially larger than the 3-5 Myr usually reported for Hawaiian-Emperor volcanoes (Clague and Dalrymple, 1989;Lonsdale et al, 1993).…”

Chronology, Eruption Duration, and Atmospheric Contribution of the Martian Volcano Apollinaris Patera

“…To constrain further this estimate it is assumed that, to a first order, the rate of eruption at Apollinaris Patera is similar to that of the Hawaiian Hot Spot. The oldest seamount in the Hawaiian-Emperor chain has an age of 65 x lo6 years and the total volume of the chain is estimated to be lo6 km3 (Clague and Dalrymple 1987). Therefore, the average rate of eruption for the Hawaiian-Emperor Chain is 1.5 x lo-, km3 year-' (including periods of repose).…”

Mesozoic/Cenozoic tectonic events around Australia

“…This time marks the well-known bend of the HawaiianEmperor Chain [Clague et al, 1989]. Norton [1995] proposed that the bend had no causal connection to relative plate motions as there is no obvious bend in the FarallonPacific fracture zones and a lack of tectonic events along the margins of the northern Pacific Ocean.…”