Volcano
The Tick ET Volcano on Venus
How Volcanoes Erupt Gases dissolved in magma rush out, carrying the magma with them. Magma Chamber Pipe(Sill – Dike) Vent Lava Flow – Pyroclastic Flow – Ash Crater
Generic Volcano
Strato Volcano Ash Lava Pyroclastic
Ash Eruptions
Characteristics of Magma Its all about the Silica! Lots of Silica – thicker, stickier, lighter Not much Silica – smoother,darker Question – What kind is Hawaiian lava?
Rhyolite High Silica
Pumice High Silica Lots of gas
Obsidian Mafic or Felsic? Oops, now in English, lots of Silica or not much? (tricky!!!)
Basalt Low Silica Dark Dense
Pahoehoe High or low silica??
Aa High or low Silica?
Slow cooling Basalts Columnar basalt – cools slow – this one is also a volcanic neck
Eroded Interiors Volcanic neck and Dike of a volcano The rest has eroded away – So you can see the interior
Types of Volcanic Eruptions Quiet – Hawaiian Style –Pahoehoe – Aa Explosive – Mt St Helens, Vesuvius
Stages Active Dormant Extinct