University of Hawai'i Press
Pacific Science
Volume 58, Number 1, January 2004
University of Hawai'i Press
Article

Topographic History of the Maui Nui Complex, Hawai'i, and Its Implications for Biogeography1

Jonathan Paul Price and Deborah Elliott-Fisk
Figure 2. Shield building and postshield (alkalic cap) formation. This conceptual profile represents the major features of Haleakalā Volcano: the original gently sloped tholeiitic shield, the steeply sloped alkalic cap with shore contact bench marking its lower extent, and the summit crater (eroded portion of the cap). Compare with Figure 3.
Figure 2.

Shield building and postshield (alkalic cap) formation. This conceptual profile represents the major features of Haleakalā Volcano: the original gently sloped tholeiitic shield, the steeply sloped alkalic cap with shore contact bench marking its lower extent, and the summit crater (eroded portion of the cap). Compare with Figure 3.

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