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  • Usage in publication:
    • Honomanu volcanic series*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Basalt
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Maui
Publication:

Stearns, H.T., and Macdonald, G.A., 1942, Geology and ground-water resources of the Island of Maui, Hawaii: Hawaii Division of Hydrography Bulletin, no. 7, 344 p., (incl. geologic map, scale 1:62,500)


Summary:

Named for exposures at type locality on northeast slope in Honomanu Valley [20 deg 51' 51"N, 156 deg 10' 11"W, Keanae 7.5' quad] east part of Island of Maui. Forms lower 950 ft of cliff. Also exposed in Maliko Gulch, Kipahulu Valley and Manawainui Canyon. Believed to constitute most of mountain from level of sea floor to about 8500 ft above sea level. Stratigraphic section on west side of Honomanu Gulch is 270.5 ft thick. Composed of light-gray to dark-blue gray vesicular aa and pahoehoe flows with abundant phenocrysts of olivine and feldspar. Tuff and breccia deposits also present. Transitional into overlying Kula volcanic series (new). Unconformably underlies Hana volcanic series and Pleistocene and Recent sedimentary deposits. Believed in part to be correlative with Wailuku volcanic series. Map shows probably Pliocene and early and middle Pleistocene age.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Menlo GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Honomanu volcanic series*
  • Modifications:
    • Age modified
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Maui
Publication:

Macdonald, G.A., and Davis, D.A., 1956, Zone des Hawaii, Chapter 2, IN Avias, Jacques, and others, Oceanie proprement dite; Fasc. 2 of V. 6, Oceanie: Lexique Stratigraphique International, p. 70-143(?)., Prepared by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (Paris), International Geological Congress, Commission on Stratigraphy


Summary:

Believed to be at least in part correlative with Wailuku volcanic series in west Maui and Pololu and Ninole volcanic series on Island of Hawaii. Assigned late Tertiary(?) age.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Menlo GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Honomanu Formation*
  • Modifications:
    • Areal extent
    • Revised
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Maui
Publication:

Macdonald, G.A., 1978, Geologic map of the crater section of Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map, I-1088, 1 sheet, 8 p., scale 1:24,000 [http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_8941.htm]


Summary:

"Honomanu Volcano Series" (Stearns, 1942) reduced in rank and redesignated "Honomanu Formation" in accordance with Code. Rocks in lower part of wall of Haleakala Crater are reassigned to Kumuiliahi Formation (new) because the earlier "correlation now appears doubtful." (p.1) "Farther west in the crater wall, lavas previously mapped as Honomanu (Stearns and Macdonald, 1942, pl.1) are heavier bedded closer to typical Kula flows ... On this map, they are shown as part of the Kula Formation" (p. 5)

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Menlo GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Honomanu Volcanic Series*
  • Modifications:
    • Geochronologic dating
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Maui
Publication:

Naughton, J.J., Macdonald, G.A., and Greenberg, V.A., 1980, Some additional potassium-argon ages of Hawaiian rocks; the Maui volcanic complex of Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Kahoulawe, IN McBirney, A.R., ed., Gordon A. Macdonald memorial volume: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 7, nos. 3-4, p. 339-355.


Summary:

K-Ar age for pahoehoe sample from type section of Honomanu Volcanic Series at Honomanu Gulch gave 0.83 +/-0.17 Ma. K-Ar ages for samples of Honomanu(?) from crater ranged from 0.70 +/-0.03 to 0.91 +/-0.07 Ma. K-Ar ages for samples of Honomanu(?) from Manawinui Canyon ranged from 0.78 +/-0.10 to 0.54 +/-0.13 Ma.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Menlo GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Honomanu Basalt*
  • Modifications:
    • Redescribed
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Maui
Publication:

Langenheim, V.A.M., and Clague, D.A., 1987, Stratigraphic framework of volcanic rocks of the Hawaiian Islands, Part II, IN The Hawaiian-Emperor volcanic chain, Chapter 1, OF Decker, R.W., Wright, T.L., and Stauffer, P.H., eds., Volcanism in Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, v. 1, 1350, p. 55-84. [http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_42485.htm]


Summary:

Honomanu Formation (Macdonald, 1978) renamed Honomanu Basalt since it consists entirely of tholeiitic basalt. Assigned Pleistocene age based on K-Ar determinations.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Menlo GNULEX).


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