• DOI:10.1126/science.156.3778.1088
Corpus ID: 45853811

Drilling on Midway Atoll, Hawaii

@article{Ladd1967DrillingOM,
  title={Drilling on Midway Atoll, Hawaii},
  author={H. S. Ladd and J. I. Tracey and M. Gross},
  journal={Science},
  year={1967},
  volume={156},
  pages={1088 - 1094}
}

H. S. Ladd, J. I. Tracey, M. Gross

Published 1967

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Two holes drilled through reef sediments into basalt have established a geologic section through the Miocene. Midway was built above the sea by flows that were weathered and partially truncated in pre-Miocene time. After submergence, volcanic clays were reworked and covered by limestones. Overall ubmergence was interrupted at least twice by emergence. The limestones have been leached, recrystallized, and partially dolomitized.