Honolulu Volcanic Series

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geological formation monogenetic volcanic field volcanic field

The Honolulu Volcanic Series is a group of relatively young volcanic vents and eruptions on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii, that produced prominent features such as Diamond Head and other tuff cones and lava flows.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Honolulu Volcanics	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geological formation ⓘ monogenetic volcanic field ⓘ volcanic field ⓘ
approximateEnd	less than 100,000 years ago ⓘ
approximateStart	about 800,000 years ago ⓘ
associatedWith	Koʻolau Range ⓘ
cause	Hawaii hotspot ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
eruptionStyle	Strombolian ⓘ phreatomagmatic ⓘ
geologicalAge	Holocene ⓘ Pleistocene epoch ⓘ surface form: Pleistocene
hasFeature	Diamond Head ⓘ surface form: Diamond Head tuff cone Hanauma Bay ⓘ surface form: Hanauma Bay volcanic tuff ring Koko Crater ⓘ surface form: Koko Rift volcanic complex Punchbowl Crater ⓘ surface form: Punchbowl tuff cone
lastEruptions	late Pleistocene to possibly early Holocene ⓘ
locatedIn	Hawaii ⓘ Hawaiian Islands ⓘ Oʻahu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedNear	Honolulu metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Honolulu urban area
namedAfter	Honolulu ⓘ
partOf	Hawaiian volcanic province ⓘ Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ
phaseOf	rejuvenated volcanism on Oʻahu ⓘ
produced	Aliamanu Crater ⓘ Diamond Head ⓘ Koko Head volcanic complex ⓘ surface form: Hanauma Bay tuff cone Koko Head volcanic complex ⓘ surface form: Kaimukī tuff cones Koko Crater ⓘ Koko Head ⓘ Punchbowl Crater ⓘ Salt Lake Crater ⓘ Tantalus ⓘ cinder cones ⓘ lava flows ⓘ tuff cones ⓘ various lava flows on Oʻahu ⓘ
scientificDiscipline	geomorphology ⓘ petrology ⓘ volcanology ⓘ
tectonicSetting	intraplate hotspot volcanism ⓘ
volcanicRockType	alkalic basalt ⓘ basanite ⓘ nephelinite ⓘ
youngerThan	Koʻolau Volcano ⓘ surface form: Koʻolau shield volcano Koʻolau Volcano ⓘ surface form: Waiʻanae shield volcano

Referenced by (2)

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Diamond Head → partOf → Honolulu Volcanic Series ⓘ

Lēʻahi → partOf → Honolulu Volcanic Series ⓘ

this entity surface form: Honolulu Volcanics