THE GEOLOGY OF MONTSERRAT Montserrat island (with an area of 102 sq.km and a pre-1995 eruption population of 10,500, is composed of three major volcanic centers, ranging in age from Pleistocene to Recent The northern end of the island is formed by the Silver Hill complex described by Rea (1970, 1974) as composed of two-pyroxene… Continue reading Montserrat Geology
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Providencia Bibliography
Providencia Bibliography Arden, D.D., 1969, Geologic history of the Nicaraguan Rise: Transactions Gulf Coast Association Geological Societies, v. XIX, p. 295-309. Geobel, V.W., 1985, On the Miocene vulcanism of Providencia Island , Colombia , western Caribbean (abs): Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v.17, p.159. Hollcombe, T.L., Ladd, J.W., Westbrook, G., Edgar, M.T., and… Continue reading Providencia Bibliography
Providencia Map
Geological Map of Providencia, West Indies
Providencia Radar Map
Radar Topography Map of Providencia Courtesy of Dr. Ian C.F.Stewart. Learn more about the Radar Topology Maps.
Providencia Geothermal Data
Geothermal Data for Providencia The Providencia stratovolcano is extinct with no known hot springs or young volcanic deposits. The youngest volcanic deposits are the lithified and faulted ignimbrites that occur as valley-fill deposits in a deeply incised topography eroded into the felsic carapace of the island. An unsatisfactory K/Ar age (a biotite sample contaminated with… Continue reading Providencia Geothermal Data
Providencia Gallery
Providencia Gallery
Providencia Geology
The Geology of Providencia The Colombian island cluster of Providencia (latitude 13 degrees 21 minutes N., longitude 80 degrees 22 minutes E.), the adjacent Santa Catalina island and four small islands inside a broad lagoon with a massive fringing coral reef, are all part of a deeply dissected Miocene stratovolcano. The islands have a combined… Continue reading Providencia Geology
Dominica Bibliography
Dominica Bibliography Bellon, H., 1988, Reconnaissance chronologique des deux premieres phases d’activite volcanique en Dominique (Petites Antilles): C.R. Acad. Sci Paris, v. 306, p.1487-1492. Briden, J.C., Rex, D. C., Faller, A. M., Tomblin, J.F., 1979, K-Ar geochronology and paleomagnetism of volcanic rocks in the Lesser Antilles island arc: Philosophical Transactions Royal Society London, series A… Continue reading Dominica Bibliography
Dominica Map
Geological Map of Dominica, West Indies
Dominica Radar map
Radar Topography Map of Dominica Courtesy of Dr. Ian C.F.Stewart. Learn more about the Radar Topology Maps.