August 13, 2026 - Jessica M Warren

Olivine crystal clocks from Kīlauea Volcano

Abby Nalesnik’s paper on olivine crystal chemistry from the Kulanaokuaiki eruption of Kīleau Volcano, Hawai’i, has been published in the journal Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology.

Interpretation of the Unit 3 magma reservoir storage conditions leading to the Unit 3 eruption.

Nalesnik, A.R., K.J. Lynn, T. Rose, J.M. Warren, D.C.S. Ruth, K.-Y. Lin, and D.A. Swanson, 2026. Storage timescales and the crystal growth history recorded in the layered reservoir of the Unit 3 Kulanaokuaiki Tephra Member of the Uēkahuna Ash from Kīlauea volcano, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 181, 69, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00410-026-02353-6.

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