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Daily Question At which type of plate boundary would you find mafic igneous rocks? Explain Would the rocks be basalt, gabbro, or could both rock types occur? Explain
Plate Tectonics and Igneous Rocks Fig. 6.6
Ophiolite Complex Oceanic Crust Marine Sediment Pillow Basalts Sheeted Dikes Gabbro
Pillow Basalts in the Ocean
Pillow Basalts on the Continents
Sheeted Dikes
Gabbro
Plate Tectonics and Igneous Rocks Fig. 6.6
Cinder Cones Built from ejected lava fragments Have steep slopes (controlled by angle of repose – the steepest angle at which material remains stable) Small – 300 m (1000 ft) high, 2 km in diameter
Composite Cones - Stratovolcano Most encircle the pacific ocean (ring of fire) as part of magmatic arcs Large – ~1 km high, km wide Symmetrical structure Composed of alternating lava flows and pyroclastic deposits Product of high viscosity magma Have violent eruptions Mount Rainer
Plate Tectonics and Igneous Rocks Fig. 6.6
Hot Spots
Produced by rising plume of mantle material (mantle plume) They are stationary – plates move over the hotspots
Basalts produced by hot spots are chemically different from basalts produced at MOR
Hot Spot Example – Island Chains
Island Chain Formation
Hot Spot Under Hawaii Notice linear layout of islands Could determine plate movement rate for data Island continually being formed
Shield Volcanoes Broad, slightly domed strucutre Large structure 9 km (~6 miles) high & 50 km (~30 miles) wide Produced by fluid (low viscosity) lava Example: Mauna Loa, Kilauea, other island chains
Shield Volcanoes
Volcano Size Comparison
Hot Spot Example – Continental Yellowstone
Continental Hot Spot Mechanics
Volcanism and Continental Hot Spots