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Jamaica Volcano
Jamaica Bibliography
Jamaica Bibliography Wadge, G., 1982, A Miocene submarine volcano at Low Layton, Jamaica: Geological Magazine, v.119, p.193-199. Wadge, G., and Wooden, J.L., 1982, Late Cenozoic alkaline volcanism in the northwestern Caribbean: tectonic setting and Sr isotopic characteristics: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 57, p.35-46.
Jamaica Geology
The Geology of Jamaica There was only a single young volcanic eruption on the island of Jamaica. This produced the Low Layton Lava, which forms a prominent east-west ridge on the north shore of the island. It was a shallow water alkali olivine basalt eruption that produced pillow lavas, hyaloclastite, lava flows and dikes. The… Continue reading Jamaica Geology