Mauna Loa, Hawaii
The goal of this project is to explore the mechanisms of mixing within mafic magmatic mushes. We are studying the the 1868 eruption of Mauna Loa, a picritic basalt containing a high abundance of olivine crystals. We are using the electron microprobe to analyze these crystals and are looking for populations of crystals that erupted in a single, 4-day eruption. We will also incorporate the multiphase fluids modeling, and you can check out modeling results on our YouTube page
