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Isotopic Evolution of Mauna Loa : A View From the Submarine Southwest Zone Mak Ku C Kea Kamme

eame o Maie Cemisy a Geocemisy Woos oe Oceaogaic Isiuio Woos oe MA

Micae oes

Uiesiy o Massacuses Ames MA

Micae Gacia

Uiesiy o awaii oouu I

ew isooic a ace eeme measuemes o aas om e sumaie souwes i oe (SW o Maua oa coiue e emoa es o suaeia Maua oa ows eeig e kow comosiioa age o is ocao a suggesig a may o e SW aas ae oe a ay eose o a e a isooic comosiios ae simia o ose i e oes suaeia Maua oa aas (Kauku a ioe asas wie 7S/S aios ae sigy owe (as ow as 73 a isooes ae ige (/ u o 13 e coeece o a e isooes suggess a eium eaes as a icomaie eeme a a eium iso- oic aiaios i e awaiia aas ae ouce y meig a mae ocesses ae a came o measomaic ocesses uique o e gaseous eemes e aiaios o e S a ae mos oouce i aas o aoimaey 1 ka age age [Ku a Kamme 1991] u e ages isooic aiaio occus eaie ese aiaios ae ieee as e- suig om e imiisig coiuio om e uweig mae ume maeia as e sie uiig es a Maua oa e oe o eucio i e ume isooic sigaue is iee o e (a 1 ka e (a -1 ka S (a -9 ka a (a - ka; e iee imig may e- ae o siicae/me aiio coeicies wi mos icomaie eemes emoe is a aso o coceaio aiaios wii e ume / S/ a acioaio-coece coceaios coeae wi e isooes a ae sigiicay ige i some o e sumaie SW aas suggesig emoa aiaiiy o ime scaes simia o e isooes (ie - 1 ka isoica aas eie ace eeme a isooic es a ae isic om e oge em (1 o 1 ka aiaios suggesig a iee ocesses cause e so em aiaiiy e emoa eouio o Maua oa a aicuay e ew aa om e sumaie SW sugges a e isooic comosiio o e uweig ume mae is es eesee y aa om oii seamou oeiies e emoa eouio suggess a e mae souce o e aes sage o Maua oa wic is caaceie y aiogeic 7S/S (u o 7395 ua- iogeic O/ 1 3e/e aios simia o MO a ow coceaios is a sma-oume coiuio eae o o-ume comoes (suc as oma aseosee o eaie mae

Maua oa eeae Sucue 1. INTRODUCTION Comosiio isoy a aas Geoysica Mooga 9 eious suies o Maua oa ocao ae sow a

Coyig 1995 y e Ameica Geoysica Uio isooic comosiios o aa ows ae sigiicay 9 9 ISOOIC EOUIO O MAUA OA OCAO

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15° 155° igue 1 Ma o awaii sowig e icia i oes o e awaiia ocaoes a e suy aea o e su- maie souwes i oe (SW same uig isces ies 1-15 [see aso Garcia et al., is oume] ak aeas ae e ocao summis cage o euie ime scaes ewee 1 a 1 ka saigaicay eose Maua oa aas ae aog e [Kurz et al., 197; Kurz and Kammer, 1991; Kurz, 1993] Kauku a Keaekekua aus a i e ioe is (see A make ecease i 3e/e a aoimaey 1 ka igue 1 is ae eses ew isooic a ace ee- suggess a imiise oso iuece eea Maua me aa om e sumaie souwes i oe o oa i acco wi a ecie i euio aes sice aou Maua oa (SW o e Kauku au wic ee e 1 Ka iee om geoogic aa [eg Lipman et al., age age o aaye aas a oie isigs io e 199; Moore et al., 199; Lipman, is oume] I e causes o e geocemica aiaios We aso ese oso suy o Maua oa imiise sice 1 ka as aiioa ace eeme a isooic aa o e sam- imie y e eium aa e is ocao oes a se- es iscusse y Kurz and Kammer [1991] wic em- cia oouiy o suy a ciica asiio o awaiia osae coee aiaios amog e ace eemes a ocao eouio e S a e isooic sysems Maua oa is a iea ace o suy emoa eouio e isooic aiaios amog Maua oa aas ae im- o ocaism ecause o is eque isoica euios oa o goa geocemica moes ecause suc e- a e ecee saigaic amewok oie y aie saigaic sequeces ae aaiae o ew oceaic geoogic maig comie wi aiocao aig [eg isas Coee aiaios i e isooes o e S a Lipman and Swenson, 19; Lockwood and Lipman, 197; ue ou may o e moes a ae ee ioke o Rubin et al., 197; Lockwood, 1995] e oes "ecoue" eium om e aiogeic isooes suc as KU E A 91 measomaism magma came egassig a aiogeic assume ee o e youge ioe asa eose o e igow o e [eg Condomines et al., 193; Zindler and soue ak o Maua oa as ee ae a 1 o Hart, 19; Vance et al., 199; Hilton et al., 1995] ow- ka i age [Lipman et al., 199] a is assume o e oe ee e comeiy o e Maua oa isooic aiaios a e suaeia Kauku asas aa o mos o e may equie e esece o ee isic mae souces Kauku a ioe aas a ei eaie ocaios ae comie wi ae moeme a waig o e oso gie i Kurz and Kammer [1991] e oy ew suae- [Kurz and Kammer, 1991] e oes Maua oa aas ia Maua oa sames i e aes ae KS7- a ae e iges 3e/e aios wie e isoica aas KS7-7 (ae wic wee coece om 1 a 3 ae ow 3e/e aios simia o oma mi-ocea ige mees (aoe sea ee o e Kauku au a e same asas (MO e ig 3e/e aios ieiy e ocaio escie i Kurz and Kammer [1991] souce o e oes Maua oa sie aas as e uwe- isces ies 1-15 wee caie ou o e suma- ig mae ume a e oe wo souces may eae ie oio o e Kauku au (see igue 1 ewee eie o iosee oma aseosee o eaie 55 a mees eow sea ee [Garcia et al., is aseosee [Kurz and Kammer, 1991; Kurz, 1993] A oume] A imay oecie was o ee e saiga- aeaie eaaio is a e come isooic aia- y ack i ime wic is ossie ecause ee as ee ios ae ouce y oy wo mae souces (ume a ie ece aciiy o e sumaie oio o e Ka- oma aseosee coue wi e eecs o me uku au a e eose secios ae o coee y e- ecoaio oug a oous meium a coma- ce aas [Fornari et al., 1979; Moore et al., 199; Moore ogaic seaaio o iee eemes [McKenzie and and Clague, 199; Garcia et al., is oume] Lipman O'Nions, 1991; Watson, 1993] eemiig e geomey [is oume] iscusses aems o K-A ae ese aas o mae eeogeeiies a meig ocesses emais wic ae ee usuccessu ue o e youg ages ow oe o e iicuies o ecociig geocemica a geo- K coes a ecess (mae A e susiece ae ysica oseaios e eaaio o e so-ime- o awaii o 5 mm/y [Moore, 1971 a e e scae Maua oa isooic aiaios is imoa o us wou imy ages ewee a ka owee e- o uesaig e ese-ay coiguaio o e cause a o e ows ae gassy iow mooogy i is ages ocao o ea u o e ocesses o meig i ceai a ey wee eue ue wae a e susi- e mae ece aes oie oy ue age imis ase o su- siece aes o a sumege soeie o e SW SAMES A AAYICA MEOS Lipman [is oume] suggess a miimum age o 13-15 ka o e o o e sumaie secio I summay age 1 Samples esimaes o e sumaie Souwes i aas ae 1- 3 ka u mus e iewe as eaie [Garcia et al., is e 1C age a S a e isooic aa o oume; Lipman, is oume] suaeia Maua oa aas ae esee i ae 1 e ie sames om e SW ae cosiee o e a (aiocao ae a isoica a ae (Kauku a coiuaio o e suaeia Kauku secio wic ee- ioe; same ocaiies ae ee iscusse esewee ses a au o asie sca [Garcia et al., is oume] [Kurz et al, 193; Kurz et al., 197; Kurz and Kammer, Aoug e age cosais o o ecue e ossiiiy 1991] e sames i aes 1 a ae assige a a ee is age oea ewee e suaeia a suma- saigaic oe as eece i "ui ume" wic i- ie sames e ie sames eese a age sequece ceases wi age o e Kauku sames saigaic o a sige saigaic secio Sames coece uig oe is simy eae o e i secio o e Kauku ies 1 a 13 ae a coiuous e (a ece ai; e sames age om e youges (o o e sec- saigaic aese o is sequece a oe ocaio io o e oes e o o e Kauku ai is coee e wo sames om ie 15 wee coece om e o wi aaa as wic is geeay assume o e oe o e au a ae assume o e e youges sames a 31 ka [Lipman and Swenson, 19; Lockwood and ee oug ey wee coece om 1 o 17 mees Lipman, 197] Ui umes 17 a 1 iecy ueie wae e e sames om ie 1 ae ace ea- e aaa as a occu a e o o e Kauku au ie o e oes ase o e ecosuce secio e- a ae assume o e 31 ka i age Ui ume 19 is see y Garcia et al. [is oume] As iscusse eow om e ase o e Keaekekua au [Kurz and Kammer, e isooic aa esee i ae 3 sugges a a eas 1991] acig i eow e aaa as (a ece oe some o e sumaie SW aas ae oe a e a uis 17 a 1; e aceme o is ui wi e- suaeia Kauku a ioe asas a eeoe ae sec o e oe Kauku eosues is secuaie u i is cosise wi ages geae a 1- ka ue is- 9 ISOOIC EOUIO O MAUA OA OCAO

AE I Isooic a ace Eeme aa o isoica a aiocao ae aa ows

sample ML55(1950) ML82(1887) 185 187 202 ML84(1868) k7-03# k7-05 K7-15 k7-31# ha82-01# Unit # 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 age(yrs)* 0 63 73 73 73 82 640 640 890 910 3HetHe 8.6 8.6 8.") 8.2 8.3 8.0 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 "Sr/"Sr 0.703826 0.703857 0.703857 0.703825 0.703857 0.703853 0.703930 0.703936 0.703942 0.703957 0.703950 ° P b / 2°4P b 18.11 18.16 18.13 18.11 18.14 18.14 18.08 18.10 18.09 xriPb/204Pb 15.46 15.44 15.44 15.43 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.44 15.46 / 37.91 37.88 37.85 37.82 37.88 37.88 37.85 37.85 37.87 43Nd/144Nd 0.5128945 0.512894 0.5128843 0.512903 0.5128775 0.5128327 0.512838 0.5128373 0.512827 0.5128373 MgO 8.65 8.53 22.21 15.54 8.28 15.42 Sr/Y 13.5 12.3 14.3 13.7 13.3 12.1 K/Y 133.4 122.7 145.7 160.9 154.2 156.8 Sr/Nb 31.8 30.9 32.0 26.9 29.3 26.9 K/Sr 9.9 10.0 10.2 11.7 11.6 12.9 Zr/Nb 13.2 13.5 13.1 12.3 13.2 13.4 Zr/Y 5.6 5.4 5.9 6.3 6.0 6.0 K/P 2.6 2.8 2.8 Rb 5.2 5.0 4.2 5.9 7.4 6.5 Sr 296 275 205 266 345 272 Nb 9.3 8.9 6.4 9.9 11.8 10.1 Zr 123 120 84 122 156 135 21.9 22.4 14.3 19.4 26.0 22.4 cussio o e ie eaios geoogica coe a e- 207pb/204pb 155 + 1 a 208pb/204pb = 35 + oogy o ese sames is esee y Garcia et al. [is (=1 isooic aios ae omaie o e a- oume] a Lipman [is oume] i is oume ues o Catanzaro et al. [19] o S 91 e eo- uciiiy o e saas gie aoe (a use o o- Analytical Methods maiaio uoses ae coseaie esimaes o e wo saa-eiaio uceaiy o e S a iso- Aayica meos o e measueme o S a oic measuemes gie i aes 1-3 e S a e ae ee esee esewee [Kurz et al., 197; Kurz aks wee yicay ess a 7 a 15 i- and Kammer, 19911 e isooic measuemes wee cogams eseciey a ae a egigie coiuio o caie ou o aiquos o e same woe ock same a e measue aios A o e isooic measuemes eiousy use o e S a measuemes e wee caie ou i e Isooe Geocemisy aciiy a cemisy was caie ou o eie e uuse acio Woos oe Oceaogaic Isiuio om e cemisy o seaae issouios usig e eium isooes wee measue o oiie eocyss meyacic aci ecique e was oae oo e a wee a icke om cuse a siee 1 o mm a sie iame o a-e oue iame a e isooes sie acios o e aas aks wee ougy 35 11 measue o a G 35 ema ioiaio mass secome- ccS e wi amoseic 3e1e ecause suaeia e usig yamic muicoecio e 3/1 aios aa ows emsees ae eesiey egasse e o- ae acioaio-coece usig a 1/1 aio o ies coai e oy ema o magmaic gases e 719 a omaie o a a oa aue o 511 u- uk o e eium wii e oiies esies wii e ig e couse o is suy e aeage measue aue o me icusios [Kurz, 1993] a is eease y cusig in e a oa saa was 51151 ( =5 vacuo; a measuemes i aes 1-3 wee oaie y yica saisics o a iiiua same u ae 1 m cusig in vacuo. eium measuemes wee caie ou o 13 ( 5 S a isooes wee i oiies wie e S a wee measue o co- measue usig meos escie eiousy [Kurz and eisig goumass Garcia et al. [is oume] ae Kammer, 191] uig e couse o e SW measue- sow a may oiies i e SW aas ae ou o mes e aeage measue aue o e S 97 sa- equiiium wi e coeisig asaic comosiios a a was 71 ( 19 =1 a e measue a some o em may e eocyss e coeece e- aues o S 91 wee 206pb/204pb 19 + 1 wee e isooes o S a e suggess a is KU E A 93

AE I (coiue Isooic a ace Eeme aa o isoica a aiocao ae aa ows

same k7-1 7- k5-5 k7- k7-13 k5- k7-1 k7-7 k7- a-5 ks7- k5-3 Ui 9 1 11 1 13 13 1 1 15 age(ys 1 1 1 3 9 5 73 775 775 9 9 117 31-eie 9 91 3 7 9 11 131 131 11 + 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7S/sS 7395 73913 7393 73917 7395 733 73779 7397 731 733 73775 °/c 115 11 111 11 119 1 11 11 11 17 19 m/ 15 157 157 155 153 15 155 155 15 153 155 °/c 3793 3793 379 375 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 13/I 511 515 513 5153 51915 5135 517 513 519 51 51 513 MgO 1 75 1 95 1 759 1559 15 757 S/Y 13 135 115 157 13 15 15 1 17 K/Y 135 15 1195 15 15 13 11 115 131 S/ 317 3 75 35 33 37 31 99 3 K/S 15 1 1 5 9 9 93 91 13 / 133 137 13 133 19 13 1 13 17 /Y 57 57 55 5 55 5 57 5 K/ 3 31 5 3 17 9 3 3 55 1 5 39 5 1 5 S 31 31 17 3 57 31 3 3 95 99 79 7 9 71 79 1 13 1 117 113 17 1 1 137 Y 1 3 19 19 19 31 19 17 37

eoes sames o wic e ace eeme aa wee oaie om a iee susame o e same aa ow Mos o e S a e measuemes om Ku a Kamme (1991 o aiocao a 1C ages ae eoe eaie o caea yea 195

AE Isooic a ace Eeme aa om Kauku a ioe asas

same k5-3 k5-11 k5-3 k7-3 k7- k7- k7-7 1(7-9 k7- K7-19 k7- Ui 1 17 1 19 1 3 5 age(ys 15 31 31 Keaekeku Kauku Kaucu Kauku Kauku Kauku ioe ioe ee 1 1 157 1 17 1 15 15 + 1 1 1 1 7S/S 7391 739 7373 737 737 739 7375 737 739 737 7375 °/ 117 117 119 1 113 11 1 119 11 7/ 15 155 155 153 153 157 155 15 153 / 3793 3791 3795 379 37 379 379 379 3793 13/I 5131 51915 519 5195 5193 5197 5191 5193 51917 519 Mg(wg 7 951 1977 179 7 195 1 1133 S/y 1 117 1 1 111 11 13 K/Y 117 57 113 19 7 39 S/ 3 311 31 77 3 1 K/S 9 3 93 11 3 / 139 13 15 133 139 19 115 /Y 5 51 5 5 55 9 5 K/ 9 1 3 5 9 11 (m 51 3 7 3 5 3 1 S (m 1 1 19 13 91 199 7 7 (m 93 1 59 15 71 9 95 (m 19 3 91 1 99 11 19 Y (m 3 1 1 175 9 1 3 17

eoes sames o wic e ace eeme aa wee oaie om a iee susame o e same aa ow Mos o e S a e measuemes om Ku a Kamme (1991

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O -- O • - „ E 3 g „„9 ( m 111 — - (11 = •■ " 13a a a a c 5 5 „ cU•I " _E- e- _ -a i -ioi q A 7 c cii c5 › KU E A 95 is a mio oem a a ee i e oiies ae eoc- e age uceaiies i is quie ossie a e youges yss wi esec o mao eemes e eium wii SW aas oea i age wi e oes Kauku a i- em is cosey eae o e aas wic cay em oe asas owee e Maua oa isooic es ae ace eeme aa o e Maua oa sames e- eemey we eie suggesig a isooic measue- see i e aes wee measue usig -ay uoes- mes ae useu as a age cosai igue 3 aso ius- cece ( secomey a Uiesiy o Massacuses aes a e isooic comosiios o e youges aas [oes 193; 19] Oy key ace eeme aa ae eiae sigiicay om e e ou o e SW a esee ee; a moe comee iscussio o mao a oe Kauku aas e "e" i e S-e iagam e- ace eeme auaces wi e esee esewee ie y sames youge a ka was eiousy ie- ee o eec ioseic iuece [Ku 1993] 3 ESUS A ISCUSSIO Some o e sumaie SW sames ie sigiicay om e suaeia sames i isooes a o a esse 31 emoa Isooic Eouio o Maua oa egee i S isooes (igues a 3 e e a isooic aues ae simia o e Kauku a ioe a- e S a e isooic aa om aes 1-3 ae 1 summaie i igue ecause e eac ages o e • C ae/ isoica ioe Kauku • Sumaie SW i Kauku a ioe asas a e sumaie sames ae 0 Ka o kow e ais i is iagam is e saigaic a 13 - o• • • oe as eesee y e ui ume We emasie • ••• a ee ae cosieae uceaiies i e 1 - • _ i± o _ 1• • coco occ • ••• saigaic oe a a use o ui ume o oig •$• S Os - 11 • uoses oes o imy a e age sequece is coiu- I I ous As iscusse aoe wiou age eemiaios i is a - ••• •• • _ imossie o eauae e assumio a e ioe a- A 1 • • 15 C° - sas ae oe a e Kauku asas o a ee may • e oea ewee suaeia Kauku a e sumaie • - • SW sames e youges ows ae isoica o aio- ci 1 ••••• cao ae a e ages ae gie i ae 1 ■ ■■■■■■■Iiii i iiiii e • ee ae coee emoa aiaios wi esec o c5 739 • a e isooe sysems aicuay i e age age ea cc ••• • °? 73 _ • 1 ka (iicae y e oe ie i igue e 737 co c • 3e/e aios ae iges i aas oe a 1 ka wic Go e(9 • •■••• CO •• I± a ae assume ee o eae o e ecease o e oso 73 - ,,,,,, 1 siga a a ime e ew isooic aa sow a I, • o • •• • ow 13/1 aios coeae wi ig 7S/S a 519 • •••• •• _ - e oes sames ae e iges isooe aios a •• •S •• a aso isays a imoa si a —1 ka ow- •• ece eium $••• • i± o ee a e isooic sysems isay imo- • a sis ewee e isoica a aiocao ae 51 ows wic emosaes a e aiaios o o sim- 1 3 eaie Age (ui y eec a sime "su o o e oso as wou e iee om e eium isooes aoe igue Isooic comosiio o Maua oa aas ace i a e isooic aa sogy suo e iee saiga- saigaic amewok umeica ages ae kow oy o y ecause e aa om e SW sames ee e ose a ae ess a 3 ka o age (soi iamo symos see isooic es ou o e 1C ae a Kauku asa aes 1 a e ais is e ui ume om aes 1-3 is is iusae i igue 3 wee e aows iicae wi ige ui umes aig geae age (oe ie ii- caes 1 ka e aows iicae e ume ecay a ie e emoa isooic eouio [see Ku a Kamme wic is emiicay eie as e age a wic e ume iso- 1991; Ku 1993] e isooic aa o e sumaie oic sigaue as ecease o a is maimum aue (o i- SW aas ae cosise wi e yoesis a may o cease i e case o S oe a e oes aas ae e em ae oe a e Kauku a ioe asas ee mos aiogeic e asiio a —1 ka is aiue o i- is cosieae oea i isooic comosiios a ue o miise iuece o e ume 9 ISOOIC EOUIO O MAUA OA OCAO

• Sumaie SW i Kauku/ioe • 1C ae/ isoica youge aa ows wie S a e ie sigii- 1 cay e imig eie om is aoac is aso secuaie ue o e ack o geocooogy o e oe ows e ages o e Kauku a ioe aas ae as- sume o e 1 - ka [Lipman et al., 1991 a so we ca oy sae a e mao si o isooes occue a 1 ka e mao si i e isooes eeoe oc- cue a ey iee imes geae a 1 ka o a --1 ka o e a 9 ka o S a 77 ka o ee ae a ume o uceaiies i esaisig imig ieeces ewee e isooes is e y- oesis a e oso "su o a iee imes is ase o e assumio a ig 3e/e aios ae iag- osic o e ume a a e geocemica asiio ea 1 ka i e isooes eeses isaeaace o e -a ume comoe igues a 3 sow a S a 519 isooes aso aie sigiicay after e "asiio" a e assumio a e ume comoe isaeae

1 51 • C ae/ isoica ioe Kauku • Sumaie SW i 73 73 7 7S / S • o c 35 • • •• igue 3 S s e a isooes o Maua oa aas • • + o 3 • c ■•••• wi iee ies eoig iee age ages (see igue -5 •• • • - e come emoa eouio is iicae y e aows wic 5 • • •• NO iicae ime eouio owa e ese ay e osiio o IIIIIIII_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII e SW sames i a o ese iagams is cosise wi ei 1 age assigme as oe a e Kauku a ioe sames • • Eo as ae a (eo o 3e/e is yicay smae a 1 - • • • •• • -• • " • - _ • • ••es • • symos 1 o •• ••• 1 • sas u e isooic aios ou i e SW sames • ae e mos aiogeic ee eoe o Maua oa As- •• • sumig a e ecease i 3e/e a icease i •• • •ow " • o o • 7S/S ea 1 ka is ue o e su o o e oso • • • •O • • • ■-1 — a a e sumaie SW aas ae mos eeseaie 5 ° o e ume isooic comosiio e e isooic 111111 ImII 11$11■1111111 111111111 1 sigaue o e oso isaeae earlier a e oe isooic sigas is is iusae y e aows i igue • 1 wic iicae e ime a wic e "ume siga" e- • •• •• • •• cease o 1/ o is maimum (ie e ui ume wic • so 111 C 1 • • _ • • 1• as e aue coses o 1/ e maimum mius e mii- • O • mum isooic aio e aceme o e aows i ig- 1 ue igy sesiie o e coice o maimum a 1 3 miimum aues a ee is sigiica oea ewee eaie Age (ui e SW a Kauku aas owee assumig a e igue S/ / /Y a S/Y aiaios as a ucio iges isooic comosiios eese e ume e o saigaic age oe a o S/ a / ae sigii- isooes wee e is o ecease oowe y e S cay owe i some o e sumaie souwes i aas wic a isooes o eame a 1 ka (ase ie i ae assume ee o e e oes sames om Maua oa E- igue e isooic aues ae simia o ose i o as ae a

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1 ae 1 ka is ase soey o e eium aa Wi e • C ae/ isoica ioe Kauku • Sumaie SW i eceio o eium e isooe a ace eeme aios (see eow o o sow a moooic ecease wi ime • I aiio e isooes ae igy aiae wii e ••• • •• sumaie SW aas a o o sow a sime ••• • •• _ coo • saigaic ecease iay e imig is ase o a -• • 7 o • ••• • ••• o • eaiey sase aa se ewee aoimaey 7 a • ka e aae imig ieeces ca aso e sesiie o • • • e coas ewee e ume a e oe mae • cc • • •• •••••• ■• souces wic eaes o us o e ieeces i iso- -• • • cc • • oic comosiio u aso o eemea coceaios i • co e iee souces e oa isooic aiaio is oy 5 saa eiaios o e measueme uce- 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I Io aiy a may e moe easiy aece y coceaio — 1 • ieeces ewee e iee mae souces 1 •• • o • q 1 o 11111_■ • • • ••• ••• ow- 3 Temporal Trace Element Variations 1 -• •• co• •° Ii Icomaie ace eemes aso ay sysemaicay o 3 - simia ime scaes as e isooes igue sows a • 3 - • • / a S/ ae owe i some o e SW aas a • ••• • i ay o e aiocao ae o isoica sames e c/5 3 •S o cco° • •• • • e• • • o • •• • Kauku asas ae asiioa ewee e oes aio- • cao ae ows a e SW aas a e oes a- 1 3 iocao ae ows ae e iges / a S/ eaie Age (ui As wi e isooes ee ae aso imoa aiaios i e youge aa ows o ime scaes as so as 1 yeas igue 5 aiaios i e acioaio coece coceaios [see aso Rhodes and Hart, is oume] aios ioig o Y a S as a ucio o saigaic age e ace e moe comaie eemes suc as /Y a S/Y (/Y eemes ae omaie o MgO coe o 7 o cosisecy sou coeae wi Sm/Y sow ess aiaiiy i e wi Rhodes and Hart [is oume] aoug i is ossie a oes aas Mos o e aiaiiy wii ese aios is e aea ae sigiicay moe magesia a is [Garcia et al., is oume] e cacuaios assume a e ou wii e youges aas a e aiocao ae oiie cysaie ae o(7 a a ey coai o ace ows ae sigiicay higher S/Y a /Y eemes Measueme uceaiies ae simia i sie o e e aiaios wi esec o / a S/ i e symos o e eemea auaces oe ows ae imaiy eae o coceaios e- cause ee aeas o e ie emoa aiaio i e acioaio coece coceaios o e oe eemes oe o e aiio coeicies (K o e eemes i e SW aas igue 5 sows e acioaio o- iscusse ee sou e S Y as- maie (o 7 MgO coceaios o S Y a sumig a meig occus i e gae saiiy ie [see ase o e assumio a oiie emoa a Hart and Dunn, 1993; Hauri et al., 199] is oe is aiio ae e oy coos o e imay ace eeme cosise wi (a e isooic aiaios u o coceaio [eg Wright, 1971] e SW aas ae wi e Y a S aa o eame e S/Y a ige (MgO omaie coceaios wie e /Y aios ae ige i e youges aas wic is e oe eemes sow ie aiaiiy i is age age oosie o wa wou e eece om meig eeio e youges aas owee ae ige acioaio o e ume e isooic aa sugges iee mae coece S a coceaios souces o ese aas a e ace eeme aiaios Oe ossie easo o e ieeces ewee e ace may aso e cause y iee souce coceaios eemes is a ey ae ieig egees o icomai- miig ocesses o aiaios i meig aamees iiy wi esec o siicae/me aiioig a ae e- Cosieaio o e /S aios a S isooes suggess ace a iee aes om e uweig ume e miig o souces o mes ays a oe i e aiaios 9 ISOOIC EOUIO O MAUA OA OCAO

7 wee 7S/S a ace eeme aios ioig e a- kais suc as S/Y a K/Y u not wi ace eeme aios ioig is suggess a e ace eeme aiaios i e youges Maua oa ows may e o- uce y iee mecaisms a ose goeig e aiaios ou i oe aas igue 7 sows a ee is a oea coeaio ewee / a e isooes u a e e within iiiua age gous is oogo- 73 a o e oea e e sames wi iges / (e youges oes ae e iges 7S/S u e e- 7 ese is ue wii eac o e age gous (see o eame e Kauku sames e isicio ewee e isoi- ca a og em es is ue iusae y e coe- coC aio ewee 7S/S a S/Y osee o e co 73 isoica ows [Rhodes and Hart, is oume] sueim- ose o aa o e oge ime scae esee ee (see CO igue e aa o e oe sames icuig ose om e SW (see aso Garcia et al., [is oume] is- 73 3 1 / S (7 igue 7S/S as a ucio o /S a 1/S e ack o a eaiosi ewee 7S/S a /S emosaes a e /S aios i e aas o o eec e ime iegae souce aues e coeaio ewee 7S/S a 1/S suggess a miig o mae souces ays a oe i e isooic a ace eeme aiaios oe a ige S coceaios ae ou i e youge aas (see aso igue 5 Seea o e Kauku aas ae ey ow /S aios ue o oss uig suaeia weaeig Aows eoe emoa eouio o e iee 739 age gous as i igue 3 e° 73 (igue e asece o a eaiosi ewee 5 737 7S/S a /S emosaes a e /S aios i co e aas o o eec e ime iegae souce aues 73 a mus ae ee aee y miig a meig oc- esses e coeaio ewee 7S/S a 1/S suos e yoesis a miig o mae souces o mes ays •q-- 13 a oe a sows a ige S coceaios caace- 1 ie e mae souce o e youge aas us e ig - S/Y a /Y ou i e youges aas may eec co 11 ige S a coceaios i e souce egio (1 wic is aso cosise wi e acioaio coece S 1 a (see igue 5 5 15 Aoug e cage ea 1 ka is eee o ee as a "asiio" aa esee y Rhodes and Hart [is o- igue 7 / oe wi esec o e isooes o S a ume] a e aa om e youges aas i igues e o Maua oa a Kiauea e aows i e o wo ia- a (icuig some isoica ows oie cea ei- gams eoe e emoa eouio wi aows oiig o- ece o soe ime scae aiaios Rhodes and Hart wa youge ages (as i igue 3; aows a isic ies ae [is oume] ou coeaios wii e isoica ows omie om e owe iagam o caiy Eo as i owe a ae isic om ose iusae y igue 7 ie e- e ae a KU E A 99

ay cosieay moe scae wic aso oay eaes 7 o e iee samig ieas oes a a [is oume] aiue e iea e o e isoica aa 739 (igue o miig ewee wo imay mes I is ( ossie a e iea isoica e eecs aiaios co(c 73 i meig aamees (e a egee o aia me- ig imaiy eece i e ace eeme aios wie Ci- 737 oes & a co • is Suy e age isooic aiaiiy oe e oge ime scae • 1C ae imaiy eecs cages i e mae souce 73 o Kauku I summay e "asiio" i Maua oa isooe geo- • Sumaie SW cemisy is aso ou wi esec o some ace eemes 735 1 111 1I 13 1 15 1 17 (see igues a 5 ee is cosieae scae i e S Y aa a ee ae ceay soe ime scae aiaios u e coceaios ae iges i e sumaie SW igue A comaiso o S/Y a 7S/S o Maua oa aas e aiaios occu wi a imig simia o e aas e ie o isoica ecoses o aa om ae 1 a isooes a e asiio o ow coceaios ose o oes a a [is oume] a sows e isic- ecees ose ou o e S a isooes [esie io ewee e isoica a oge em es e scae wii e aa om simaie SW aas a wo-way -es suggess a as a ouaio ey ae is- coceaios a isooes ae eaie a ose o ic om e suaeia Kauku aas (a e 99 coi- e S a isooes ee is cosieae scae wi ece iea wi esec o / S/ a esec o coceaio a isooes u e ig- isooes] eeoe e cage i Maua oa geocemis- es aues ae ou i sames om e sumaie SW y occus is o isooes a coceaios o- We sugges a e ages aiaios eae o e ecease owe y e isooes o e S a (i a oe i e ume siga iicae y e eium isooes e e asiio o e S a occus a aoimaey iee imig cou e aiay eae o egee o i- 1 ka; e asiio i a occue a eas 1 ka comaiiiy ecause a ae igy icomaie eaie assumig a e ages o e Kauku asas ae eemes is wou sugges a eaiosi ewee ei- ewee 1 a ka [ima e a 199] I coas ciecy o eacio om e uweig meig coum o e coceaios o S a Y isay e ag- wi e mos icomaie eemes emoe is e es aiaiiy wii e youges aa ows suggesig S Y a coceaio aa ae o cosise wi a e emoa ace eeme a isooic aiaiiy is is eaaio ecause ese eemes sow moe aia- o simy eae o egee o icomaiiiy io i e youge aas (a i e oosie iecio e- ece om meig eecs a o coeaio o e 33 Mecaisms o emoa aiaiiy isooic aiaios i e oe aas owee e ac- ioaio coece coceaio aa ae aece y a- e mos easoae eaaio o e age emoa amees a ae esse aecs o e isooe aios suc isooic aiaios a Maua oa a eas ose ou ea as iiia coceaios i e iee souces a e- 1 ka i age is a ey eae o moeme o Maua oa gee a e o aia meig I is ossie o e- oe e oso e aciic ae is moig a a aeage ame o mi wo mae souces aig iee see o — 1 cm/yea a e yica omaio ime o 7S/S u ey simia S coceaios wic cou awaiia ocaoes is ewee 5 ka a 1 Ma esu i a aae ecouig o e isooe aio a [ockwoo a ima 197; Mooe a Cague 199; coceaio aa ima is oume] so i is o ueasoae a Maua Os isooic aa oie a imoa agume a e oa as ecey ee emoe om ume iuece imig o e isooic (a aiaios ae o eiey ee ae may geoogica agumes suggesig a ece cause y ieig egees o icomaiiiy a seecie ecease i euio aes [ima is oume] a ee emoa y meig Os is a comaie eeme wi e- is a age cage i euio aes a 1 ka a coicies sec o siicae meig a i icomaiiiy (a esu- wi e imig o e geocemica aiaios [ockwoo a eacio eiciecy wee e imay coo o e is oume] ase o 3ee e ume iuece isooic aiaios e Os wou e e as isooic sig- imiise sigiicay a —1 ka e oe aa (eg a o e emoe om e ume owee e Os iso- igues a 5 sows a e ages aiaios i oic aa o Maua oa sow a coeaio wi S a 3 ISOOIC EOUIO O MAUA OA OCAO

O'Nions, 1991; Watson, 1993] As meioe aoe a- oug some o e eemes sow imig aiaios i o- e o comaiiiy ( e S oes o o e Os isooes ese seee oems o ecoaio moes as iscusse aoe ecause Os is a comaie eeme u coeaes wi S [Hauri et al., 199] e wo-souce me ecoaio moe aso cao eai e 15 isooes is is sow i igue 9 wic iusaes 3 a oii seamou aas ae iemeiae ewee Maua oa a Kiauea a eeoe cao eese oe o e wo e-memes coaicig eium isooic eiece a oii is a e-meme Aiioay ay wo com- oe miig i a - iagam wi ouce a saig ie a ecoaio cao ouce "oos" (o e ki sow i igue 3 o e oe isooes wi esec o 1 1 1 isooes igue 9 sows a e Maua oa aa aoe o / o eie a saig ie (see e 208pb/204Pb aiaios Cosieaio o e isooic aa o oe awaiia igue 9 isooic aa o e isa o awaii Oy aa o sie oeiies ae oe ee i oe o aow comaiso ocaoes (o sow i igue 9 suc as aeakaa a ewee e iee sies aa souces Maua oa (is Kooau aso sow sigiica eiaios om a sime suy Kiauea a uaaai (uuise aa om is aoa- miig ie wic ecues a wo souce miig moe oy Maua Kea [Yag e a 199] Koaa [asumoo 197] Aiioa ace eeme cosais o me ecoaio oii seamou [Sauige e a 19] moe ae ee iscusse y Frey and Rhodes [1993] a wi o e eiewe ee I is suicie o cocue simia emoa aiaios o ose sow i igue o a a wo comoe me ecoaio moe o e ye S [Hauri and Kurz, 199; Hauri et al., 199] iscusse y McKenzie and O'Nions [1991] cao eai e isic isooic a ace eeme es osee e emoa eouio o Maua oa o e isoica ows (igue as we as e scae ese agumes o o ecue me migaio a wii e sumaie SW aas sogy sugges a soi-me ieacio as imoa ocesses wii e ee ae seea ime scaes o aiaiiy e 1 o 1 awaiia mae Some o e emoa aiaiiy o ka aiaios ae aiue o moeme o Maua oa Maua oa may e eae o egee o icomaiiiy a away om e oso e soe ime scae aiaios ece o me ecoaio e eicacy wi wic meig may eae o e geomey o e eeogeeous ume o emoes eemes om e ume a aso e ee o o e ocesses o meig a me migaio e is- wic e mes ieac wi e oeyig mae coum oica aas ae ace eeme aiaios a ae amos e isooic aa sugges a e emoa aiaiiy may as age as e eie Maua oa age u e isooic aso eae o coceaio ieeces ewee e aious aiaios ae muc smae (see igue wic may souces I seems mos ikey a ae moio caies e imy a geae iuece o e meig ocesses e ocao away om e oso souce a a e emo- aiaios i S/Y may eae o o ieig amous o a geocemica aiaios ae ouce y a comiaio esiua gae wii e souce o o aiaios i S/Y o ese eecs e ages isooic aiaios occu wii e iee souces Seaaig e eecs o —1 ka io o e S a e ecay a e aciic souce eeogeeiy esus meig aamees wi e- ae wou ae moe oy 1 km i is ime eio quie aiioa mao a ace eeme aa a is e- wic equies a eaiey sma scae o mae eeoge- yo e scoe o is ae Garcia et al. [is oume] eiy ae sow a gasses om e SW ae simia mao eeme comosiios o suaeia Maua oa wic 3 Comparison with Adjacent Volcanoes wou sugges oy mio cages i meig aamees oe e ime eio iscusse ee ecause e ew SW aa ee e kow isooic I as ee suggese a me ecoaio a miig a ace eeme age o Maua oa i is imoa o ewee wo isic souces cou eai e isooic a comae ese aa wi aace awaiia ocaoes ace eeme aiaios i awaii [McKenzie and e ace eeme a isooe geocemisy o awaiia KU E A 31 sie oeiies as ee eesiey suie [eg Wright, Isa o awaii 1971; Tatsumoto, 197; Hofman et al., 19; Budahn and Schmitt, 19; Tilling et al., 197; Garcia et al., 199; Frey and Rhodes, 1993; Frey et al., 199; Leeman et al., 199; Yang et al., 199] a eac sie as aaey isic geocemica caaceisics wic may eae o LOA Maua oa ieeces i o e mae souce a e ysica Sou Wes i ocesses ioe e suaeia aas o Kiauea a uaaai Maua oa e oy wo esey acie ocaoes o e Maua oa isa ae geocemicay isic ee oug ey ae A( / [Rhodes et al., oy 3- kiomees aa 199] ow- GQW ee ase o e ace eeme aa esee ee e I I sumaie SW aas wic ae esume o e e o- 5 es ae e coses o e aues ou o Kiauea (see ig- ue 7 e oes Maua oa sames aso ae isooic sigaues coses o ose o Kiauea a e age e suggess a coegece i e geocemisy o oe sam- oii es e oea ewee e Maua oa SW a Kiauea comosiios is suoe y e ace eeme aa esee y Garcia et al. [is oume] u oes o ecessaiy ee o e mao eemes e aa e- see ee iusae e imoace o emoa eouio o comaiso ewee e iee sie ocaoes ase o e ig 3eie ou a oii seamou we 73 73 73 7 ae oose a oii isooic aa eese e coses 8Sr86Sr aoimaio o a uegasse ume "e-meme" o awaii [Kurz et al., 19; Kurz et al., 193; Kurz and igue 1 A comaiso o e S a e isooic como- Kammer, 1991; Kurz, 1993] oii is aso e youges siios o oeiies o e isa o awaii oe a is ig- ocao i e acieago suggesig a e ig ue ecues e akai asa aa o Maua Kea uaaai a Koaa aa souces o oii seamou Kurz et al., 193; [Kurz et al., 3e/e aios ae eae o ocao eouio Staudigel et al., 19; Kiauea a uaaai uuise aa 193; Kurz et al., 197] e ew aa om SW o is aoaoy; Maua Kea Kurz et al., 199; Koaa- Stille et Maua oa suo is yoesis ecause e oes aas al., 19; Graham et al., 199] Aoug ee ae ee moe ae e iges 3ee (see igue 1 a eie a ece isooic suies o oii seamou [Garcia et al., 1993] e wic is cose o e isooic comosiio o oii e aa oe i is igue (a i igue 9 ae ose sames seamou a ay o e youge aas I aiio a o wic eium a oe isooic aa coeis o e same awaiia ocaoes ae ige 3ee i e oes sames oeiiic aas a i e associae akai asas A ese ese geeaiaios ae ase o saigaic Maua oa uaaai Maukoa Kaooawe aai a suies a aeakaa uaaai Maua Kea Kiauea a Wes Mookai eeseig e soue "oa" e a Maua oa [Kurz et al., 197; Kurz and Kammer, 1991; Kiauea Maua Kea Koaa aeakaa Wes a Kurz, 1993; uuise aa is aoaoy] A o ese Eas Mookai eeseig e oe "Kea" e (eg esus sogy suo e mae ume moe as oigi- Jackson et al., [197]; see ise igue 1 Tatsumoto ay omuae y Wilson [1963] a Morgan [1971], [197] oice a e Kea e ocaoes o e isa aicuay i ig 3e/e aios eec uegasse o awaii a moe aiogeic isooe aios a was mae souces (ie ose aig ig e/(+U ei- e is o eae isooe geocemisy o e eisece o ig om e owe mae [eg Kurz et al., 19] e wo cais e suggese a e oa ocaoes ee- e ew aa om e SW o Maua oa ae a see e imay eessio o e uweig ume a eaig o e eaiosi ewee e wo aae cais a e ocaoes i e Kea e wee moe aece y a om e awaiia acieago I e isas sou ioseic coamiaio (wic y ieece a ig eas o e Mookai acue oe e ocaoes ae a- U/ ue o owe uweig a euio aes a eae i ime ewee e wo cais wi oii geae ieacio wi e iosee A ese is 302 ISOTOPIC EVOLUTION OF MAUNA LOA VOLCANO

yoesis emais secuaie; o comeesie ea- cusse eow e "comoe" eesee y isooic aio as ee ee oee o e eisece o e wo comosiios simia o Kooau a ae sage Maua oa cais a i is ucea i ey ae ouce y io- may e eaie y eaie aseosee o io- seic oaig o mae ocesses see Aoug is comoe is ceay associae wi e isooic aa om Maua oa suo asumoos e ume a/o is ieacio wi e iosee e suggesio a e oa a Kea es ae isiguise aa esee ee sugges i is o e mos oumei- wi esec o isooic comosiio o e isa o a- cay imoa coiuo o awaiia sies a waii (wi Kea e ocaoes aig moe aiogeic oay oes o eese e ume ise e ew aa om e SW ae aicuay imo- Oe imoa imicaio o e aa esee ee is a ecause ey iusae a e isooic a ace ee- a a may e e is eemes o e emoe me comosiios e o coege o e oe sie om e uweig ume is cocusio mus e uiig oeiies a a e geocemica ieece iewe as igy secuaie i ig o e isooic ei- ewee e oa a Kea es is imaiy a ae sage ece o miig ewee iee mae souces a e ime eee eec e oes aas om Kiauea a ossiiiy a e iee imig o cages i a Maua oa ae mos simia o oii u e as 3 ka o (eaie o e S a is simy cause y coce- Maua oa euios ae iege sigiicay as e- aio ieeces ewee e souces Wee e oe ece i ige 7S/S a owe 3e/e aios (see o eeio is cause y miig o me siicae aiio- igue 1 igue 1 suggess a e S a e isooes ig e coeece ewee eium a e oe eemes ca e use o isiguis e oa a Kea e oca- sogy suggess a e ysica coo o eium iso- oes wi ig 3e/e iicaie o ume iuece I oes wii e meig egio is simia o oe ee- is ucea ow ous is oseaio is ecause ee is mes eeoe ee is ie easo o ioke uusua ie aa om e oe ocaoes i e acieago a ocesses suc as ao ase ase o measomaism mig e use o eauae i e Maua oa aa emo- [eg Vance et al., 199] o "ecoue" eium I seems sae ow imoa e emoa eouio o a sige eemey ikey a eium eaes as a icomaie ocao is o suc comaisos; i is oemaic o com- eeme wi esec o me/siicae aiioig wic is ae ocaoes a iee sages o ei eouio ee aso suggese y eocys/gass aiioig [Kurz, oug ey may e oeiiic sies 1993] eeoe e Maua oa geocemica aa oe ie suo o moes wic isca e eium isooic IMICAIOS eiece [eg Hofmann, 19]

1 Geochemistry of Hawaiian Models for the Hawaiian Plume

e emoa aiaios ou a Maua oa aicu- Based o e agumes esee aoe i is ecessay ay wi esec o isooes a coceaios o ecocie e equieme o ee mae souces a emosae ow miseaig i ca e o comae geo- e emoa geocemica aiaios wi a easoae ge- cemica aa om awaiia ocaoes a iee sages omey o e uweig mae ume eea awaii i ei eouio; ee wii sie uiig oeiies igue 11 sows oe igy scemaic eame o suc a e saigaic amewok is ciica o eame i is moe; may oe geomeies ae ossie u is ca- commo o cosie Kooau as eeseaie o e ume oo emosaes e ossiiiies wi esec o e i- e-meme o awaiia ocaism ue o e ig ee geocemica coiuios o a awaiia ocao 7S/S aios ou i e oeiies [eg Stille et al., [see aso Frey and Rhodes, 1993] A eas ou isic 19; Leeman et al., 199] owee e isooic com- mae eseois cou see as souces o awaiia o- osiios ou a Kooau ae simia o e ae sage o caism e uweig ume eaie maeia a e Maua oa ecause e ig 7S/S ae coue wi ege o e ume oma aseoseic mae a uaiogeic isooes iemeiae 3e/e a ow aciic ae iosee A o ese ae ossie co- coceaios [Stine et al., 19; Roden et al., 199] iuos; aoug e geocemisy aoe cao cocu- e Maua oa isooic a emoa aiaios com- siey ieiy em e isooic aa oie some ie wi oe aa om e isa o awaii sugges imoa cosais a is se o geocemica caaceisics oes not eae e iges 3e/e aios (u o imes amos- o e ume u may e a eaiey sma oume coi- eic ou i e oes Maua oa ows ieiy e uio imie o e as sages o sie uiig As is- mae ume ise as a mao coiuo o e mai KURZ ET AL. 303 shield stage. As mentioned above, all known temporal Heterogeneous Plume Model studies of Hawaiian volcanoes show that higher 3He/4He Loihi Kilauea Mauna Loa ratios are found in the earliest shield stages. Normal as­ 0 : �.l f"" t ;;:t"'"I111111 �--� �"____ thenosphere, and presumably normal lithosphere, have kr Plate 3He/4He ratios close to 8 times atmospheric, based primar­ Motion ily on studies of MORB. The lower 3He/4He ratios in the 50 ...... younger Mauna Loa were originally interpreted as Lithosphere mixing between the plume and entrained at the plume edge [Kurz and Kammer, 1991; Kurz, 1993]. The geochemical reason for invoking entrained material, as op­ 100 end of shield posed to lithosphere [e.g. Liu and Chase, 1991], is that building (lower high 87Srl86Sr ratios should not be observed in normal melting rate) lithosphere, because normal MORB typically have 87Sr/86Sr less than .7030 [e.g. King et at., 1993]. How­ ever, studies of Hawaiian lherzolite xenoliths, which may represent fragments of the oceanic lithosphere, have 87Sr/86Sr of .7035 to .7042 [Vance et ai., 1989], making this a relatively weak argument. Another argument that lithosphere is not extensively in­ upwelling plume volved as a source of melting comes from seismic and (high 3He /4He) modeling studies, which suggest minimal lithospheric thinning beneath [Davies, 1992; Ribe and Chris­ Figure 11. One highly schematic model for the Hawaiian plume, tensen, 1994; Woods et ai., 1991]. Lithospheric thinning, which could explain the temporal geochemical variations. The and the resultant thermal buoyancy, was thought to have model illustrates that there are several possible mantle sources, including a heterogeneous plume, the surrounding asthenosphere, produced Hawaiian Swell [Detrick and Crough, 1978] and the lithosphere. Melting begins in the garnet stability field. which is now in doubt. The new data presented here are By the time shield building is complete, the plume isotopic signa­ important because they demonstrate that the geochemistry ture may have been partly removed due to extensive melting of of Mauna Loa has changed most dramatically within the the plume, and the plume is assumed to be concentrically zoned. last 30 to 100 ka, representing a small fraction of the The last stage of shield building, as represented by recent Mauna erupted, and therefore mantle source volume. It is only Loa lavas, has contributions from entrained mantle material. It is during the recent eruptions « 30 ka) that isotopic data in­ inferred that the melting rate decreases at the end of shield dicate a non- source. The historical Mauna Loa la­ building, which could imply slower melt migration rates through vas define a "bend" in all of the isotope systems (toward the lithosphere. Lithospheric involvement is assumed to be less radiogenic isotopic compositions, see Figure 3), which minimal, and limited to post-shield lavas. The absence of a depth scale below 100 kIn is intentional and is intended to em­ was previously attributed to the lithospheric component phasize the uncertainty in the depth for initiation of melting. [Kurz, 1993]. The model shown in Figure 11 assumes that the geo­ chemical variations are related to heterogeneity within the ishes. It is at this stage that the geochemical signature of plume rather than lithospheric involvement, due to the the entrained material, which accumulates at the base of seismic observations, the relatively radiogenic Sr isotopic the lithosphere, may become dominant. It is possible that compositions in recent Mauna Loa, as well as the Os iso­ this component has been melting all along, but has been topic evidence [Hauri et ai., 1996]. overwhelmed by melts from the closely associated, and The order of element removal suggested by Figure 2 is volumetriCally more important, plume material. The dif­ consistent with the cartoon in Figure 11, if we assume that ferent timing implied by Figure 2 could then be explained the end of shield building stage represents a fundamental by the concentration differences within the heterogeneous change in the mantle source. The model presumes that all plume, combined with differing degrees of incompatibility melting occurs within the garnet stability field (depths (i.e. Pb and Nb having greatest concentration most effec­ greater than 90 Km), and attributes the geochemical tively partitioned into the melt). change between 10 and 100 ka to zonation within the There is considerable evidence that melting beneath plume. At the end of shield building, the melting rate de­ Hawaii occurs within the garnet stability field [Budahn and creases and the geochemical signature of the plume dimin- Schmitt, 1985; Frey and Rhodes, 1993; Wright, 1971; 3 ISOOIC EOUIO O MAUA OA OCAO

oma e a 19; Saes a a 1991] I aiio om e mae y meig ocesses ae a measo- e ack o -U isequiiium wii e isoica maic ocesses o ao ase a is o aece y oeiies o Maua oa a Kiauea sugges eaiey magma came coamiaio ocesses sow emoa o mes om e gae saiiy egio e S a isooic comosiios i e suma- [Coe a Oios 1993; emo e a 1991 a eas ie SW aas ae simia o e Kauku a ioe a- wii e coe o eisig moes [eg Siegema a sas u is sigiicay moe aiogeic suggesig Eio 1993; Iwamoi 1993] emo e a [199] sug- a e isooic sigaue o e mae ume e- ges a is ca e eaie y e sow me aggega- cease sigiicay eaie e ew aa om e SW io (ia e aca ee mecaism o a [1993] aas comie wi eisig isooic aa om suaeia oowe y ai asi oug e iosee Ieii- Maua oa sugges a e oe o emoa o e ume caio o e mecaics a sie o e mae/me ie- isooic sigaue is (1 ka e (-1 ka S (9 ka acio ae ciica o eauaig e use o mae miig a ( ka wic may eae o e oe o sii- scemes [eg a e a 1991 o eai goa isooic cae/me aiioig a o coceaio ieeces i aiaios e iee mae souces / a S/ a ac- Oe seious oem wi e moe sow i igue 11 ioaio coece coceaios coeae wi e is a i is o eiey cosise wi mao eeme aa isooes a aso sow sigiica aiaios o e 1 ka aiaios i e o meig sou esu i sysemaic ime scae e assigme o iee imig o e i- mao eeme aiaios as a ucio o age Aoug ee isooes aicuay S a e mus e eac ocao o e isa o awaii as isic mao iewe as secuaie ue o e imiaios o e aa se eeme cemisy [eg ey a oes 1993] Maua u is a esae yoesis gie e age ume o oa oes o sow emoa mao eeme aiaios o Maua oa aa ows o kow age [ockwoo is o- e ime scae iscusse ee [Gacia e a is oume] ume] ue eauaio mus awai cosieaio o a moe 3 Sueimose o e 1 o 1 ka emoa aia- comeesie mao eeme aa se ios ee ae aso imoa soe em aiaios as iay e ew aa om Maua oa a e geea emosae y e scae wii e sumaie SW coegece owa e isooic caaceisics o oii sames a aa om isoica sames [oes a seamou o e oes awaiia sie oeiies (see a is oume] e isooic a ace eeme es igue 1 suo e yoesis a oii seamou ae isic o e isoica aas suggesig a ie- eeses e ese ay eessio o e ume cee e ocesses ae esosie o e aiaiiy o e wo e yoesis a Maua oa as ee emoe om e iee ime scaes e isoica aiaios (eg igue oso wii e as 1 ka wou equie e aius o may e eae o meig eecs wie e oge em e ume o e ess a kiomees (e isace e- e ca e aiue o emoa o e ume souce wee Maua oa a oii is is cosise wi e om Maua oa sime cacuaio o ume aius om e sie uiig e emoa isooic eouio o Maua oa sug- ime o 5 ka comie wi ae moio o 1 cm/yea gess a e oa a Kea ocaoes ca e isiguise wic yies 5 Km Aoug e easo o e oa a ase o isooes aicuay e S a u a e Kea es emais eigmaic e Maua oa aa sugges ieeces ae imaiy ou i e as sages o sie a isooes ca e use o isiguis em (aicuay uiig e moe suggese ee (igue 11 eaes e S a e a a ese geocemica ieeces eae o geocemica ieeces o a eeogeeous oe ume e e o sie uiig a e cagig yamics o meig wii e ume a e e o sie uiig (as i imiges o e io- 5 COCUSIOS see e emoa isooic eouio o Maua oa aso suos e yoesis a oii seamou isooic 1 e ew e S a isooic aa o e comosiios es eese e ume e meme o sumaie SW eoe ee ee e kow age o awaiia ocaoes isooic aues o Maua oa aicuay o isooes e ac a ese aa coiue e emoa es ou Acknowledgments. is wok was suoe y S OCE9- o suaeia (saigaicay ace a 1C ae aa 1 a EA93-19 o MK a OCE9-13 o MG We ows sogy suggess a e SW aa ows ae oe ak e isces iig eam e y ey Key o ei as- a e Kauku a ioe asas e coeece o e sisace i same coecio a ee ima a om use- isooic aa aso emosaes a eium is emoe osc o assisace wi e ie ogam a umeous KURZ ET AL. 305

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