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The geology of Ascension Island
Author(s) -
ROSENBAUM M. S.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1992.tb00401.x
Subject(s) - geology , volcano , strombolian eruption , ridge , basalt , paleontology , archaeology , series (stratigraphy) , style (visual arts) , lava , oceanography , geography
Ascension Island became famous ten years ago as a staging post for the British Forces in the build up to the Falklands conflict. But whereas the Falkland Islands received considerable media coverage, including in the geological press, this remote island near the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge has until now escaped, although it is a classic example of a Strombolian‐style volcanic pile of alkali‐series basalts and derived volcanic rocks.