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John M. Sinton
Emeritus Professor
Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Division
Office: POST 607
1680 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7751
Fax: (808) 956-5512
Email:
sinton@hawaii.edu
Publications
CV
Research Fields
Volcanic rocks as a tool for investigating magmatic processes.
Research Topics
Digital Map of the Geology of Hawaiʻi: Mapping and petrological investigations.
Fine-scale magmatic processes along the East Pacific Rise.
Morphology and magmatic processes of the Galápagos Spreading Center.
Geology and volcanic history of the Western Volcanic zone, Iceland.
Geochemistry of Polynesian tool sources
Research Themes
Formation, motion and recycling of Earth's crust (the rock cycle)