1937/11/01 by Matthew Bandy · 3 citations
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Research Article| November 01, 1937 Geology and petrology of Easter Island MARK C. BANDY MARK C. BANDY Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1937) 48 (11): 1589–1610. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-48-1589 Article history received: 25 Jun 1936 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation MARK C. BANDY; Geology and petrology of Easter Island. GSA Bulletin 1937;; 48 (11): 1589–1610. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-48-1589 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract INTRODUCTIONOf the many volumes on the archeologic problems of Easter Island, only two1 deal with the geology even in a fragmentary manner. Other brief discussions are incomplete. Verlain2 made the first attempt to describe the geology of the island, but his information was obtained from specimens deposited in France and his paper consists mostly of petrological descriptions. Skottsberg 3 described the general geology and physiography, after an examination in 1917. Chubb4 visited the island in 1924 and has published the most comprehensive treatise on the geology and petrology. In addition, brief references are made to the petrology of the island by Rosenbusch,5 Tilley,6 Speight,7 and Lacroix;8 of these, the papers by Rosenbusch and Lacroix seem to contain errors which merit correction.In the latter part of 1933, the writer devoted eight days to a study of the geology of the island and the collection of a large suite of . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.