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 , v.291, p. 485-528.

Brown, G.M., Holland , J.G., Sigurdsson, H., Tomblin, J.F., Arculus, R.J., 1977, Geochemistry of the Lesser Antilles volcanic island arc: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. v. 41, p.785-801.

Carey, S. N., Sigurdsson, H., 1980, The Roseau ash: Deep-sea tephra deposits from a major eruption on Dominica , Lesser Antilles arc: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 7, p. 67-86.

Demange, J., Leborne, H., Traineau, H., Westercamp, D., 1985, Histoire volcano- structurale de la Region sud de la Dominique: Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, Institut Mixte de Recherches Geothermiques, Rapport 85 SGN 068 IRG-GTH, 114p. (A key report on Dominica with detailed mapping that Identifies the two calderas).

Deplus, C., Le Friant, A., Boudon, G., Komorowski, J-C., Villemant, B., Harford, C., Ségoufin, J., Cheminée, J-L., 2001, Submarine evidence for large-scale debris avalanches in the Lesser Antilles Arc: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 192 p.145-157.

Earle, K. W., 1928, Geological notes on the island of Dominica : B.W.I. Geol. Magazine, v. 65, p.169-187.

Hawkesworth, C. J. and Powell, M., 1980, Magma genesis in the Lesser Antilles island arc: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 45, p. 297-308 (contains data on Dominica )

Hovey, E. O., 1904, Boiling Lake of Dominica : Geological Society of America Bulletin: v. 16, p. 570-571.

Iundt, F., 1982, Geochemical study of Dominica island: BRGM Report 85SGN102GTH, 36pp.

Le Friant, A., Boudon, G., Komorowski, J-C., Deplus, C., 2002, L’île de la Dominique, á ‘origine des avalanches de débris les plus volumineuses de l’arc des Petites Antilles : C.R. Geoscience, v. 334, p. 235- 243.

Lindsay, J. M., Stasiuk, M. V., Shepherd, J. B., 2003, Geological history and potential hazards of the late-Pleistocene to Recent Plat Pays volcanic complex, Dominica , Lesser Antilles : Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 65, p. 201-220.

Martin-Kaye, P. H. A., 1969, A summary of the geology of the Lesser Antilles : Overseas Geology and Mineral Resources, v. 10, p. 172-206.

Monjaret, M-C., 1985, Contribution a l’etude4 de l’arc des Petites Antilles. Le Volcanisme de la Dominique. Donnees chronologiques, mineralogiques et geochimiques. Unpublished thesis, Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, 77pp.

Nicholls, H. A. A. 1880, The volcanic eruption in Dominica : Nature, v.21, p. 372-373.

Robson, G. R., and Barr, I. C. G., 1960, Unidentified Earth Tremors in Dominica , West Indies : Nature, v. 188 (4747), p. 366.

Robson, G. R., Tomblin, J. F., 1966, Catalogue of the active volcanoes of the world including solfatara fields, part 20, the West Indies : International Association of Volcanologists, Italy , 56pp.

Robson, G. R., and Willmore, P. L., 1955, Some heat measurements in West Indian Soufrières: Bulletin Volcanologique, v. 17, p. 13-39.

Roobol, M. J., Wright, J. V., Smith, A. L., 1983, Calderas or gravity-slide structures in the Lesser Antilles island arc?: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 19, p. 121 – 134 (contains data on Dominica ).

Seismic Research Unit, 2001, Volcano Hazard Report for Southern Dominica : Update to March 15 2001: Unpublished Report, Seismic Research Unit, University of the West Indies 11p

Shepherd, J. B. 1986, Earthquake series in Dominica , March 9-10 1986. Caribbean Disaster Preparedness Newsletter, v. 5, p. 5-6.

Sigurdsson, H., 1972, Partly-welded pyroclast flow deposits in Dominica , Lesser Antilles : Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 36, p. 148-163.

Sigurdsson, H., and Carey, S. N., 1991, Caribbean Volcanoes: A Field Guide to Martinique , Dominica and St. Vincent: Geological Association of Canada , Toronto 1991 field trip guidebooks, 101 pp.

Smith, A. L., Roobol, M. J., Gunn, B., 1980, The Lesser Antilles: A discussion of Island Arc Volcanism: Bulletin Volcanologique, v. 43, p. 287-302.

Sparks, R. S. J., Sigurdsson, H., Carey, S. N., 1980a, The entrance of pyroclastic flows into the sea, I. Oceanographic and geologic evidence from Dominica , Lesser Antilles : Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 7, p. 87-96.

Sparks, R. S. J., Sigurdsson, H., Carey, S.N., 1980b, The entrance of pyroclastic flows into the sea, II. Theoretical considerations on subaqueous emplacement and welding: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 7, p. 97-105.

Stasiuk, M. V., Shepherd, J. B., Latchman, J., Lindsay, J. M., 2002, Intrusion induced caldera fault slip imaged by shallow seismicity on Dominica , West Indies , 1998-2000: Seismological Research Letters, v. 73, p.242.

Tomblin, J., Aspinall, W., Almorales, H. J., Shepherd, J. B., 1974, Dominica local earthquakes, 1974. Reports 1 – 7; Seismic Research Unit

Wadge, G., 1985, Morne Patates volcano, Southern Dominica, Lesser Antilles : Geological Magazine, v. 122(3), p. 253-260.

Watt, E ., 1880, Recent volcanic eruption in Dominica : Nature, May 27 1880, p.77.

Whitham, A. G., 1989, The behaviour of subaerially produced pyroclastic flows in a subaqueous environment: Evidence from the Roseau eruption, Dominica , West Indies : Marine Geology, v. 86 p. 27-40.

Wills, K., 1974, The Geological History of Southern Dominica and Plutonic Nodules from the Lesser Antilles . Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Durham

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