Coastal evolution on volcanic oceanic islands: A complex interplay between volcanism, erosion, sedimentation, sea-level change and biogenic production

RS Ramalho, R Quartau, AS Trenhaile, NC Mitchell… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
The growth and decay of oceanic hotspot volcanoes are intrinsically related to a competition
between volcanic construction and erosive destruction, and coastlines are at the forefront of …

Weathering pulses during glacial-interglacial transitions: insights from well-dated paleosols in the Azores volcanic province (Central North Atlantic)

F Hevia-Cruz, A Hildenbrand, ND Sheldon… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Volcanic islands evolve through complex interactions between volcano growth and surface
processes. Climate changes impact the physical and chemical processes that drive …

Is the 'Azores hotspot'a wetspot? Insights from the geochemistry of fluid and melt inclusions in olivine of Pico basalts

N Métrich, V Zanon, L Créon, A Hildenbrand… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The concept of an 'Azores mantle plume'has been widely debated, and the existence of an
Azores hotspot questioned. In an effort to shed new light on this controversy, we present He …

GPS and tectonic evidence for a diffuse plate boundary at the Azores Triple Junction

FO Marques, JC Catalão, C DeMets, ACG Costa… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
We use GPS, bathymetric/structural, and seismic data to define the pattern of present
deformation along the northern half of the Azores plateau, where the Nubia–Eurasia plate …

Recent plate re-organization at the Azores Triple Junction: evidence from combined geochemical and geochronological data on Faial, S. Jorge and Terceira volcanic …

A Hildenbrand, D Weis, P Madureira, FO Marques - Lithos, 2014 - Elsevier
The study of volcanism near unstable plate triple junctions (TJs) offers a unique opportunity
to investigate the interactions between mantle dynamics and lithospheric deformation in …

Volcano-tectonic evolution of the Santa Maria Island (Azores): Implications for paleostress evolution at the western Eurasia–Nubia plate boundary

ALR Sibrant, A Hildenbrand, FO Marques… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2015 - Elsevier
The growth and decay of oceanic volcanoes developed close to plate boundaries are
intrinsically related to a competition between construction and destruction processes, partly …

Morpho-structural evolution of a volcanic island developed inside an active oceanic rift: S. Miguel Island (Terceira Rift, Azores)

ALR Sibrant, A Hildenbrand, FO Marques… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2015 - Elsevier
The evolution of volcanic islands is generally marked by fast construction phases alternating
with destruction by a variety of mass-wasting processes. More specifically, volcanic islands …

Chapter 3 active tectonics in the central and eastern Azores islands along the Eurasia–Nubia boundary: A review

J Madeira, A Brum da Silveira, A Hipólito… - Geological Society …, 2015 - lyellcollection.org
The geodynamic setting of the Azores archipelago, straddling the triple junction between the
North America, Eurasia and Nubia plates, is reflected in frequent volcanic and tectonic …

Peralkaline felsic magmatism of the Atlantic Islands

AJ Jeffery, R Gertisser - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The oceanic-island magmatic systems of the Atlantic Ocean exhibit significant diversity in
their respective sizes, ages, and the compositional ranges of their eruptive products …

Reconstructing the architectural evolution of volcanic islands from combined K/Ar, morphologic, tectonic, and magnetic data: The Faial Island example (Azores)

A Hildenbrand, FO Marques, ACG Costa… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2012 - Elsevier
The morpho-structural evolution of oceanic islands results from competition between
volcano growth and partial destruction by mass-wasting processes. We present here a multi …