Some Observations of Hawaiian Pit Craters and Relations with Lava Tubes

Gerard Favre

Publication Date

1-1-1993

Publication Title

Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology

Abstract

During a two-month expedition in Hawaii in November and December 1981, it was possible to collect information during descents into pit craters in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Although the main aim of the pit craters in the Kau Desert, with the help of geologists of the volcanological observatory. In this paper, we describe the morphology of some pit craters in relation to their genesis and terminology (crater, pit crater, cone crater) and we consider whether there are relationships between known lava tubes near the surface and lava tubes or "psuedo lava tubes" inside magmatic chambers developed under or near "pit craters" along fault zones or dikes. In comparison, a standard lava tube (John Martin's lava tube) of 6.4 km, partly explored and surveyed during the expedition, also is described.

Document Type

Book Chapter

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