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Table of Contents - Memoir 175:

Mt. Pelee, Martinique: A Study of an Active Island-Arc Volcano

Acknowledgments

Abstract

Introduction

Tectonic setting
Geology of Martinique

Mt. Pelée as an Island-Arc Volcano

Geology and Stratigraphy of Mt. Pelée

Stratigraphic division A
Stratigraphic division B
Stratigraphic division C
Stratigraphic division D

Volcaniclastic Deposits

Pelean-style eruptions and their deposits
St. Vincent-style eruptions and their deposits
Plinian-style eruptions and their deposits
Asama-style eruptions and their deposits
Phreatomagmatic and phreatic eruptions and their deposits
Epiclastic deposits
Discussion

Volcanic History of Mt. Pelée and Future Hazards

Stratigraphic correlation and distribution maps for prehistoric activity
Volcanic hazard and future activity of Mt. Pelée

Petrography and Mineralogy of the Volcanic Rocks of Mt. Pelée

Petrography
Mineralogy

Mineralogy and Chemistry of Plutonic Blocks Ejected from Mt. Pelée

Geochemistry of Mt. Pelée

Chemical characteristics of Mt. Pelée
Geochemical variation of the major stratigraphic divisions
Variation in geochemistry with stratigraphic position
Mt. Pelée and the volcanic centers of northern Martinique
Chemical characteristics of Mt. Pelée in relation to the active arc of the Lesser Antilles

Isotopic Compositions

Petrogenesis

A mechanism for the behavior of Mt. Pelée during the past 6,000 yr

Conclusions

Appendix A: Locality data for the 30 measured stratigraphic sections of Figures 6 and 7

Appendix B: Characteristics of stratigraphic marker beds used in correlation of sections in Figures 7 and 55

Appendix C: Radiocarbon ages from Mt. Pelée, Martinique

References Cited