Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity Chapter 7 (page 207)

Flash back question What’s the difference between magma and lava?

Volcanoes… They come in all sizes and shapes, and they have a mind of their own. There are volcanoes and supervolcanoes.

Doomsday? “If Yellowstone volcano erupts, two- thirds of America will be left uninhabitable”

Super volcanoes or Doomdaysters

Flash Back Concept Question How would you identify a volcanic rock?

What makes volcanoes tick?  Factors that determine the violence of an eruption Composition of the magma (silica content) Temperature of the magma (hot or cool) Dissolved gases in the magma (volatiles) Viscosity of magma (Viscosity is a measure of a material's resistance to flow); it is a function of all the above factors.

Volcanic eruptions  Factors affecting magma viscosity Temperature (hotter magmas are less viscous) Chemical composition (silica content) - High silica – high viscosity (e.g., rhyolitic lava) - Low silica – more fluid (e.g., basaltic lava) Dissolved gases (volatiles) - Mainly water vapor and carbon dioxide - Gases expand near the surface → explosiveness

Controls of Volcanic eruptions  Mafic lava → low silica →low viscosity (more fluid) → hotter → less gases → less explosive → flatter cones Example: Hawaiian volcanoes, ocean floor volcanoes  Felsic andesitic lava → high silica → high viscosity (stiffer) → cooler→ more gases → more explosive → steeper cones Example: Mt St. Helen (cascade volcanoes), subduction zone volcanoes

A size comparison of the three types of volcanoes

Types of Volcanoes  Shield volcano Broad, slightly domed Primarily made of basaltic (fluid) lava Generally large size Associated with ocean floor magmatism e.g., Mauna Loa in Hawaii

Basaltic Lava flow

Types of Hawaiian lava flows  Types of lava Pahoehoe lava (gas filled, resembles braids in ropes) Aa lava (gas free, rough, jagged blocks) Go to Youtube to watch videos

A Pahoehoe lava flow

Harden Pahoehoe lava

Flash back concept question How to recognize a volcanic rock formed from a gas-rich lava?

A typical aa flow

Harden aa lava

Flash back Concept Question How does a hot spot volcano form?

Hot spot formation

Hot spot volcanoes formation

Hot Spots

Yellowstone Hot Spot

Yellowstone Hot spot

Super volcanoes or Doomdaysters

Types of Volcanoes  Cinder cone Built from ejected lava fragments (cinder) Steep slope angle Rather small size Produces mainly andesitic/felsic lava Frequently occur in groups Associated with subduction zones

Sunset Crater – a cinder cone near Flagstaff, Arizona

A volcanic bomb Bomb is approximately 10 cm long

Types of Volcanoes  Composite cone (or stratovolcano)  Volcanoes going postal! Large size Steep slope Interbedded lava flows and pyroclastic material Most violent type of eruptions Produces mainly andesitic/felsic lava Associated with subduction zones Most are adjacent to the Pacific Ocean (e.g., Cascade, Andes volcanoes)

Pyroclastic eruption

A composite volcano (stratovolcano)

Features of Volcanoes  General features Conduit, or pipe Crater Vent Crater Fumaroles Caldera Crater Lake

37 What’s in a Volcano’s arsenal? Pyroclastic flow (very hot ash) Lahar (deadly mud flow) Crater Lake’s deadly gases

Mt. St. Helens – a typical composite volcano

Mt. St. Helens Pyroclastic flow

A lahar along the Toutle River near Mt. St. Helens

Mt. Hood, Oregon

Nevado del Ruiz tragedy

Lake Nyos tragedy

Caldera formation

Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake, Nicaragua

Arenal Volcano, CR

Tobagon Hot Springs, Costa Rica

Formation of a volcanic neck

Plate Tectonics and Igneous Activity  Volcanism at Divergent plate margins: Type of magma: Basaltic Example: Mid Ocean ridge  Volcanism at Convergent plate margins Type of magma: Andesitic/felsic Example Island arcs; Andes Mountains

Plate Tectonics and Igneous Activity  Intraplate Volcanism (Hot Spot) not a plate margin Form over a stationary pocket of magma; type of lava: Basaltic Form a chain of volcanoes Example: Hawaiian volcanic chain The only active volcano is over the hot spot

Locations of some of Earth’s major volcanoes

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Igneous Bodies Are bodies formed by the solidification of magma or lava

56 Intrusive igneous structures exposed by erosion

57 Plutons Type – I: tabular sheet like bodies  Concordant bodies (parallel): Sills (tabular) Laccoliths (irregular)  Discordant bodies (cut through): dikes

Plutons Type – II: Massive irregular bodies:  Batholiths  Stocks

59 A sill in the Salt River Canyon, Arizona

60 A batholith exposed by erosion

61 End of Chapter 7

Test your knowledge of volcanoes.

63 1-Which Magma is more viscous? a.Basaltic b.Felsic/Andesitic c.Ultramafic d.None of these

64 2-which magma traps more gases? a.Mafic/Ultramafic b.Felsic/Andesitic c.None of these d.I am not sure

65 3-Which Magma is Hotter? a.Mafic/Ultramafic b.Felsic /Andesitic c.None of these d.I am not sure

66 4-Which magma produces more violent eruptions? a.Mafic/Ultramafic b.Felsic/Andesitic c.None of these d.I am not sure

67 5-Magma viscosity is a function of… a.Temperature b.Silica content c.Gases content d.All of these e.b only

68 6-Which volcano is over a hot spot? a.Mt St Helens (Washington State) b.Mt Rainier (Washington State) c.Mauna Loa (Hawaii) d.All of these e.a and c only

69 7-Which one is a Shield Volcano? a.Mt St Helens (Washington State) b.Mt Rainier (Washington State) c.Mauna Loa (Hawaii) d.All of these e.a and c only

70 8-Which one is a Composite cone? a.Mt St Helens (Washington State) b.Sunset Crater (Arizona) c.Mauna Loa (Hawaii) d.All of these e.a and c only

71 9-Which volcano type produces lava + pyroclastic flows a.Mt St Helens (Washington State) b.Kula (Hawaii) c.Mauna Loa (Hawaii) d.All of these e.a and c only

72 10-Volcanoes with steep cones have a.Fluid lava b.Viscous lava c.No relation whatsoever d.I am not sure

73 11-Volcanoes at divergent boundary erupt mainly…lava a.Felsic to Andesitic b.Mafic c.None of these d.I am not sure

74 12-Volcanoes at convergent margins produce mainly…lava a.Felsic to Andesitic b.Mafic c.None of these d.No relation whatsoever

75 13-Which volcanoes are more explosive? a.Shield volcanoes b.Composite cones c.Cinder cones d.None of these e.I am not sure

76 14-Volcano explosiveness is influenced by … a.Viscosity b.Temperature c.Amount of gases d.All of the above e.A and c only

77 15-A Pahoehoe lava is a.Gases-free with jagged surface lava b.Wrinkled, ropy, and gaseous lava c.Explosive ash and fragments flow d.None of these e.I am not sure