Mount Pelée, Martinique: A pattern of alternating eruptive styles

Research Article| September 01, 1976 Mount Pelée, Martinique: A pattern of alternating eruptive styles M. J. Roobol; M. J. Roobol 1Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00708 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar A. L. Smith A. L. Smith 1Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00708 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information M. J. Roobol 1Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00708 A. L. Smith 1Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00708 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1976) 4 (9): 521–524. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1976)4<521:MPMAPO>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation M. J. Roobol, A. L. Smith; Mount Pelée, Martinique: A pattern of alternating eruptive styles. Geology 1976;; 4 (9): 521–524. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1976)4<521:MPMAPO>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Mount Pelée is composed mainly of volcaniclastic material that has been subdivided into the products of (1) Peléan-type eruptions-andesitic nuée ardente deposits and lithic ground-surge deposits; (2) ash-pumice flow eruptions-pumice flow deposits and ash-hurricane deposits; (3) Plinian-type eruptions-air-fall lapilli deposits, air-fall ash deposits, and pumice-crystal ground-surge deposits; and (4) mudflow and fluviatile deposits. Stratigraphic sections show that a series of Peléan-type eruptions have consistently alternated with a series of Plinian and pumice flow eruptions and that there have been at least ten such alternations within the past 9,000 yr. Nuée ardente deposits of basaltic andesite, rich in plu-tonic blocks and representing St. Vincent-type eruptions, are only sparsely present on Mount Pelée and are separated from the more voluminous andesite deposits by the products of mixed-magma eruptions. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.